In a remarkable display of surgical expertise, a team led by Dr. Amila Sasanka Ratnayake, a specialist surgeon at the National Hospital, Kandy, has achieved a groundbreaking success.
The team successfully replanted the right arm of a thirty-five-year-old woman from Anuradhapura who had suffered a devastating accident while cleaning a coir grinding machine, resulting in the traumatic separation of her right hand from below the elbow.
The intricate six-hour operation, conducted at Kandy Hospital, saw the collaborative efforts of a skilled medical team. This team comprised plastic surgeon Dr. Udaya Kiridena, plastic surgeon Chamila Jayaratne, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Satira Premaratne, senior registrar Udara Ratnayake, anesthetist Dr. Uduwela, and the duo of Dr. Kasun and Dr. Senaka.
