KNH makes medical history with world’s first Transhumeral TSR Surgery: "It's magic"

Kenyan makes global history after KNH restores sensation in amputated arm

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has made global medical history by successfully performing the world’s first Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) surgery. The outcome of the surgery was restoring the sense of touch to a young Kenyan man who lost his arm. The groundbreaking seven-hour surgery was performed on 22-year-old Moses Mwendwa, who lost his left arm earlier this year due to compartment syndrome following a fall down the stai…

Nairobi.- A Kenyan hospital reached a global medical milestone by successfully performing the first Transhumeral Directed Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) surgery to a patient with amputation above his elbow, which allowed him to regain sensitivity on his left arm's stump, setting a global precedent for the restoration of amputated sensory functions.The seven-hour operation took place on 29 April at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi, to Mos…

KNH makes medical history with world’s first Transhumeral TSR Surgery: "It's magic"

Kenyatta National Hospital has made history with the world’s first Transhumeral TSR surgery, restoring sensation to 22-year-old amputee Moses Mwenda.

KNH performs historic surgery, the world’s first transhumeral sensory reinnervation procedure - KahawaTungu

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) cemented its position as a global leader in medical innovation by successfully performing the world’s first Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (ISR) surgery on one Moses Mwendwa, a 22-year-old software engineering student. The surgery that lasted more than seven hours, led by a multdisciplinary team of surgcons, enabled Moses to feel sensation [...] The post KNH performs historic surgery, the world’s fir…

A Kenyan hospital has achieved a global medical milestone by successfully performing the world’s first Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) surgery on an above-elbow amputee. The operation restored sensation to the stump of his left arm, setting a global precedent for restoring sensory function in amputees. The seven-hour operation was performed on 29 April at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) in Nairobi on 22-year-old university stu…

KNH achieves world’s first transhumeral targeted sensory reinnervation surgery

The Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has announced that it has successfully performed the world’s first Transhumeral Targeted Sensory