Mohamed Massaquoi thought he only broke his hand.
He had just endured an ATV accident during an outing with his friends and heard what he described as an "explosion" in his hand. But in the immediate aftermath of the accident, Massaquoi could see the reactions from his friends, and realized the situation was far more serious.
"My friend, on the other hand, thinks my hand just went through a meat grinder, or something like that," Massaquoi said.
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