Jiang was 51 when a machine tore off both of his legs in a single movement. 🏭
It happened at a factory in Suzhou, China, in December 2024. He arrived at the hospital three hours later, where more than 20 specialists spent the entire night performing an almost eight-hour surgery to reimplant both thighs. Dr. Li Changsong led the team that reconnected arteries, veins, nerves, and bones, knowing that a single mistake could cost him his legs forever.
There were complications: skin necrosis, a fracture that would not heal, and months of reconstruction. But in August 2026, almost 20 months after the accident, Jiang was already walking on his own inside his home with a walker. Doctors say he regained sensation above his ankles and that his legs ended up the same length. They call it the world’s first successful bilateral thigh reimplantation. 🦵✨
