After 9-hour surgery, Jeanne Carrière regained some of what she lost, including hope. | CBCNews
Jeanne Carrière, 27, of Lachute, Que., holds her hand in a fist, something she wasn't able to do after breaking her neck in 2021 and losing use of her hands and lower body. But thanks to surgery at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in July 2022, function is returning.
But in July 2022, she underwent surgery at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital that has given her back some of what she lost. "Basically we are rerouting the nerves and bringing new electrical input to these denervated muscles," said Dr. Elie Boghossian, one of the surgeons who operated on Carrière.An inside look at the surgery that allowed a Quebec woman to use her hands againJeanne Carrière lost the use of her hands after a spinal cord injury. An innovative surgery brought them back to life.
While that function may be limited to small hand movements such as pinching and grasping, for Carrière and other patients, it's crucial because it gives them back some independence.Surgery offers patients hope Carrière, shown petting a dog, does simple daily exercises with her hands and goes to rehabilitation therapy twice a month to work with specialists. She says one of the most important changes in recent months is that she has been able to return to work as a screenwriter.
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