Man Has Hand Sewn On To His Leg

A man from Xiangtan, China, had to live with his hand sewn onto his leg for a month before it was reattached to his wrist. The patient, called Zhou, lost his left hand in a work accident.
After being rushed to hospital the surgeons realised they could reattach his hand, however not immediately due to the damage the nerves and tendons in his arm.
The hand needed to be kept alive by having blood run through it for a month to allow the damage to the arm to heal.
Therefore surgeons decided to attach it to Zhou’s leg.
After a month it was reattached to his arm during a ten hour operation.
Not only was the operation a success, but Zhou already has some movement back in his formerly-severed hand.
Zhou will now require extensive physiotherapy to get as much movement as possible in the hand.
Source – Metro