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KNH performs world's first TSR surgery

Kenyatta National Hospital administration block. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has successfully performed a Transhumeral Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (TSR) Surgery, marking the first time this sensory renovation procedure has been conducted worldwide.

The surgical operation is meant to help a patient with an amputated limb to sense and feel as they would with the missing body part.

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