Indian doctors have successfully rejoined both legs of a two-year-old boy, Mohammed Saleh, who sustained a complete amputation in a train accident.<br /><br />Simultaneous amputation of both legs is a rare occurrence and rejoining them is extremely difficult. <br /><br />So far only 13 successful cases have been reported across the world, including 4 children, and Saleh is the youngest of them.<br /><br />Saleh and his mother came under a train in the South Indian state of Kerala.<br /><br />While his mother lost her life, Saleh was found lying in a pool of blood with severed legs. The police rushed him to A J Hospital and Research Centre in Mangalore.<br /><br />After treating his injuries, the hospital took the tough decision to replant his limbs with the permission of police without waiting for the family to be traced.<br /><br />A seven-member team of surgeons led by Dr Dinesh Kadam, head of Plastic surgery, successfully rejoined Saleh’s legs in a 7-hour microvascular surgery.<br /><br />Saleh responded well to the surgery and the treatment that followed. After his fractured bones healed, he regained muscle power and sensory ability, and is now able to walk independently.<br /><br />His family was traced to Payanur in Kerala, where he now lives with his grandparents. <br /><br />The accident took place on April 29, 2017, and Saleh spent over six months in the hospital, which shared his case with the media recently after he made a full recovery.
