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Chinese surgeons successfully replant severed double thighs

8/18/2026

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Chinese surgeons performed a double-thigh replantation, a first, at a hospital in eastern China after a man’s legs were severed.
After 20 months of recovery, he can walk indoors with a frame and manage tasks unassisted.
Sensation has been restored to his legs down to the ankles.
The Jiangsu Trauma Association posted about the case on August 14.
A paper describing the case appeared in China Journal of Trauma in July.

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Story summary

Chinese surgeons performed a double-thigh replantation, a first, at a hospital in eastern China after a man’s legs were severed.
After 20 months of recovery, he can walk indoors with a frame and manage tasks unassisted.
Sensation has been restored to his legs down to the ankles.
The Jiangsu Trauma Association posted about the case on August 14.
A paper describing the case appeared in China Journal of Trauma in July.