Incredible! Doctors stiches Man's amputated hand to leg before returning it to his arm
Some Doctors in China has gone an extra length to preserve the arm of a man whose hand was severed in a work accident, in a bid to keep the hand alive, they had to attach it to his left ankle for a month before surgeons re-attached it, because the injuries in his arm required immediate attention before the reattachment surgery.
A report from Rex Features
reveals Wei's injuries were "severe," with his left arm flattened in the
accident. The hand was kept alive thanks to a blood supply from
arteries in Wei's leg. Surgeons were able to successfully replant it on
his arm, and doctors say Wei will require several operations that
they're hopeful will help him regain full function of his hand. The
innovative procedure, known as temporary ectopic implantation, allows
doctors to recover amputated limbs with reconstructive microsurgery.
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