Israeli surgeon fixes hand of Latvian boy

12-year-old Kyril suffered from brachial plexus palsy, a rare congenital defect making his right hand useless. Dr. Eidelman, of Rambam hospital in Haifa, rotated the boy’s wrist 65 degrees, moved his shoulder bone and applied an innovative locking plate. (See also next article.)
http://www.jpost.com/Health/Article.aspx?id=279362

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