Medical miracle: Man's severed hand grafted to his leg to keep it alive

Doctors in China have successfully re-attached a man's severed hand, after it was grafted to his ankle for a month to keep it alive.

Xiao Wei's right hand was severed after it was caught in machinery in a work accident last month .

He said: "I was just shocked and frozen at the spot, until co-workers unplugged the machine and retrieved my hand and took me to hospital."

He was rushed to his local hospital, where doctors said they wouldn't be able to save his hand.

But they said a larger regional hospital may be able to help, so a friend took him to Changsha, a two hour drive away.

Source: The Mirror