Thatcher OK After Hand Surgery
Associated Press
LONDON —
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher underwent a successful hourlong operation on her right hand at a London hospital today, her office said.
The 60-year-old Thatcher, who is right-handed, had the surgery at the private King Edward VII’s Hospital for Officers to correct Dupuytren’s contracture, a disease in which tightening tissues under the skin pull the little finger toward the palm of the hand. Her 10 Downing Street office said Thatcher was in good spirits and in no pain.
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