Surgeons 'replant' woman's six fingers

A woman who lost six fingers in an accident at work has had all of them successfully sewn back on.

Factory worker Anne Kellow believed she had lost the use of her hands after the fingers were severed two weeks ago as she cleaned machinery at a biscuit plant in Redruth, Cornwall.

But the 62-year-old underwent a 17-hour procedure during which a team of surgeons managed to reattach them.

She will now have physiotherapy to make sure she has the full use of her hands in the future.

Mrs Kellow, from Redruth, said: "Right from the start, everyone was fantastic."

The medical team, from Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, were consultant Shola Adeniran, consultant James McDiarmid, registrar Hischam Taha and senior house officer Dev Mahadevan.

They worked from 1am to 6pm to complete the reattachment of Mrs Kellow's fingers, known as replantation.

Mr Adeniran said: "The operation was the ultimate test of a surgeon to be able to sew all the fingers back on. I am very proud of Mr Taha because he stayed in the operation from beginning to end."

Mr McDiarmid said: "This is a really good example of how medical and nursing teams have to work together when dealing with such an operation."