Severed Hand Attached to Man’s Leg

Man has severed hand attached to leg to keep it alive, Changsha, Hunan Province, China - 10 Dec 2013

Xiao Wei lost his right hand in an accident at work but could not have it reattached to his arm immediately.

Instead the hand was kept alive by stitching it to Xiao’s left ankle and “borrowing” a blood supply from arteries in the leg.

Via The Guardian.

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