Hand to Ankle: A New Grafting Technique Offers Hope

Chinese doctors grafted a man’s hand to his leg in order to preserve it for reattachment. Following an accident, the man’s arm was too badly damaged to allow immediate reattachment of his severed hand. During what must have been a particularly awkward month for the patient, the hand was kept alive attached to his ankle until the arm healed. The technique is the latest development in the surprisingly short history of reattaching limbs.
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