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Ear Replanted on Foot After Factory Accident
10 Dec, 2025
Summary
- A worker's ear was torn off in a factory accident.
- Surgeons attached the ear to the patient's foot to keep it alive.
- After five months, the ear was successfully reattached to the head.
A factory worker in Jinan, China, endured a traumatic incident when her ear was ripped from her head during a machinery accident. The severe damage made immediate reattachment impossible, prompting surgeons to explore an unconventional solution.
To keep the detached ear viable, doctors performed a heterotopic grafting procedure, attaching it to the patient's foot. This unusual step aimed to maintain essential blood circulation for the ear's survival.
Following a five-month period of careful recovery and protection of the graft, the ear was ultimately transplanted back to its original position on Ms. Sun's head, marking a successful and remarkable surgical outcome.
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