{
  "id": 1711624,
  "title": "Chinese doctors get double-thigh amputee to walk again in world first",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/chinese-doctors-get-double-thigh-amputee-to-walk-again-in-world-first",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-18T13:00:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3364442/chinese-doctors-get-double-thigh-amputee-walk-again-world-first"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On December 2, 2024, a Chinese factory worker named Jiang suffered a devastating accident at his workplace in Suzhou, Jiangsu province. Industrial machinery completely severed both of his thighs at the hip, leaving him with no hope of ever walking again. However, a team of highly skilled Chinese surgeons performed an unprecedented double-thigh replantation procedure at Suzhou Ruihua Orthopaedic Hospital, enabling Jiang to walk again, marking the first time such a complex surgery had ever been successfully completed.",
  "summary": "Chinese surgeons have enabled a man to walk again after an accident severed both his legs at the thigh, marking a rare success for advanced reconstructive procedures. After nearly 20 months of intensive post-operative recovery, the patient is reportedly able to walk indoors with a frame and manage most daily tasks unassisted. Crucially, sensation has returned to his lower legs down to his ankles.…",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese factory worker Jiang loses both thighs in workplace accident.",
    "December 2, 2024: Surgeons perform world-first double-thigh replantation.",
    "Jiang walks again after unprecedented surgery at Suzhou Ruihua Orthopaedic Hospital."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese doctors get double-thigh amputee to walk again in world first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/chinese-doctors-get-double-thigh-amputee-to-walk-again-in-world-first-1714549",
        "published": "2026-08-18T13:00:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}