Man's severed hand attached to ankle to keep it living

Doctors successfully reattached a man's severed hand after it was attached to his ankle for a month.
On November 10, Xiao Wei's right hand was severed due to an accident at work.
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 the hospital.”
Doctors were hopeful they could re-attach the hand, but not right away. So, in order to stop the severed hand from dying, they attached it to his ankle.
One of them explained, “His injury was severe. Besides ripping injuries, his arm was also flattened.
“We had to clear and treat his injuries before taking on the hand reattachment surgery.”
Nearly a month after his hand was severed, Xiao had recovered enough to undergo re-attachment surgery.