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KNH doctors reattach teenager's hand that was stored in cool box for 10 hours

17-year-old Joseph Thairu after the seven-hour surgery at Kenyatta National Hospital. Photo: [Nasibo Kabale, Standard]

Doctors at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) have successfully reattached the severed hand of 17-year-old Joseph Thairu from Kiambaa, Kiambu County.

Thairu's arm was accidentally cut off while cleaning a chaff cutter. He had just finished feeding their cows. 

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