June 11th, 2026 - 03:02 GMT
In a groundbreaking achievement in the field of reconstructive microsurgery in Lebanon and the Levant, the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC) successfully conducted the first proximal interphalangeal (PIP) joint reconstruction surgery on a damaged ring finger. The surgery was performed by AUBMC's team of highly skilled surgeons, led by Dr. Joseph Bakhach, president of the Lebanese Health Orders President Association (HOPA) and a renowned plastic and reconstructive surgeon specialized in hand and microsurgery at the Department of Surgery. The patient had suffered from trauma to the right middle ...