[invertigo]

Severed Hand Saved By Being Sewn To Ankle
Graphic images show a man's severed hand attached to his ankle - surgery that saved his limb.
2:32pm UK, Monday 16 December 2013
Man has severed hand attached to leg to keep it alive, Changsha, Hunan Province, China - 10 Dec 2013

Reattachment surgery saved Xiao Wei's hand



A man who lost his right hand in an accident at work has had it successfully reattached after doctors grafted it to his ankle for a month.

Xiao Wei underwent reattachment surgery in Changsha, Hunan province, after badly injuring himself in November.

Initially, doctors said they would be unable to save his limb.

Mr Wei said: "I was just shocked and frozen to the spot, until colleagues unplugged the machine and retrieved my hand and took me to the hospital. I am still young, and I couldn't imagine life without a right hand."

However, doctors at a larger hospital offered a solution and opted to sew the hand to the ankle to stop it dying while they treated his other injuries.

Wei’s doctor told Rex Features: “His injury was severe. Besides ripping injuries, his arm was also flattened. We had to clear and treat his injuries before taking on the hand reattachment surgery.”

Nearly a month after his hand was severed, Wei had recovered sufficiently to undergo reattachment surgery.

According to doctors he will need to undergo several other procedures, but they are hopeful that he will regain full function of his hand.

Modern medical science is so amazing...

[Shakey]

That would make it real hard to jerk off.

[kellyhound]

how cool is that

[StiffyWood]

Originally Posted by Shakey ↗

That would make it real hard to jerk off.

No doubt! I hope he's ambidextrous!

[reubthadude]

Awesome. amazing what the human body is capable of

[HeadlessHorseman]

Originally Posted by reubthadude ↗

Awesome. amazing what the human body is capable of

Amazing what doctors are capable of. Can't imagine what they will be doing in 100 or 200 years.

[Jere]

weird

[Sharon]

Cool

[durt]

[QUOTE=invertigo
Modern medical science is so amazing...[/QUOTE]

Ya!
He'll be able to tie his shoes without bending over!

jk, interesting post invertigo

[guyxd]

So easy to pick shit up when you drop it, how convenient.