Doctor Repairs His Own Torn Ligament

Just think about a body with no ligaments. It would be nearly impossible to do some of the most basic actions that we all take for granted. Ligaments, which join one bone to another, are strong, fibrous tissues. The tissue also aids in flexibility and acts as a reinforcement for the bone. The majority of ligaments are found in joints like the spine, knee, elbow, shoulder, and ankle. So a ligament is implicated in every turn, lift, and shuffling. These tissue bands are unfortunately prone to tearing.

Dr. Mohab Foad had spent years operating on people's hands in Cincinnati. He has been doing over a dozen hands a day for more than ten years. He is the man to go to if you need a hand surgeon expert. And because of this, it almost looks too evident that he was the one to perform surgery on his own hand.

Foad was playing paintball when he hurt himself and discovered he had ruptured some ligaments. He did receive assistance from a colleague at his wife's request, but he managed to complete a significant chunk of the procedure on his own and gained some understanding of the experiences his patients have.