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

Man's severed hand  attached  to his foot
         Xiao's severed hand that was attached to his leg.     Photo: Courtesy

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 .

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