Surgeons at Xiangya Hospital in China performed a miraculous procedure to save a factory worker's severed hand.
After Mr. Zhou lost his left hand in a severe machinery accident, the damage to his arm was too extensive for immediate reattachment.
Led by Dr. Tang Juyu, the medical team devised an ingenious solution: they grafted the severed hand to Zhou's calf to maintain its blood supply.
The hand remained attached to his leg for a month while his arm healed. In a complex follow-up surgery, doctors successfully restored the hand to its original position.
Zhou has since regained partial movement, marking a triumph for modern reconstructive microsurgery.
Author: Saikat Bhattacharya
