Doctors at the Children’s Hospital of the Pirogov Medical University in Moscow managed to restore the hand of a child who was attacked by a lion in the Tambov Zoo within ten years and restore its functions.

Efforts to Restore Full Functions

Doctors have made great efforts to restore the full functions of the child’s hand, after she had many wounds, fractures and bruises received as a result of a lion attack in the Tambov Zoo. Moreover, they removed all surgical scars with laser beams and restored them to their normal shape.

Age and Treatment

It is noteworthy that the age of this child at the time of the accident was four years, after which she was transferred to a local hospital, and three days later to the Children’s Hospital of the Pirogov Medical University in Moscow, where she stayed for 12 days in intensive care, during which the doctors managed to save his hand.

Restoration Process

In order to restore the function of the hand, doctors spent two years working on the restoration of damaged areas and the correction of fractures, which made it possible to restore the functioning of the joints and bones, and then restore the function of the hand.

Plastic Surgery and Rehabilitation

The long second stage included plastic surgery and a gradual restoration of the tissue structure, after which the girl began to move her injured arm with limited movement due to contracture caused by scarring, which did not allow her to fully raise her arm.

Multiple Surgeries and Rehabilitation

In general, this child underwent 11 plastic and reconstructive surgeries in a hospital in combination with rehabilitation in order to restore the functions of the entire hand.

Final Stage

And so the doctors announced the end of all operations, and only laser therapy sessions remained to remove large and clear scars.

Positive Outcome

Doctors confirmed that the child is healthy and can do any work and even play sports.

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