The mutilated right thumb, paired with an intact X-ray of the right foot skeleton.
He couldn't help but be horrified.
Could it be... did Director Shen mean to recreate a thumb for the patient by taking the big toe from the right foot and transplanting it to the position of the patient's right thumb?
This ingenious idea of grafting is truly mind-blowing.
It's not something an ordinary person could think of.
In ancient times, those who built palaces for emperors were known as skilled craftsmen, and modern doctors indeed deserve this title.
Although this concept is very bold and ingenious, the difficulty of transplantation is extremely high.
At least that's how Zhou Can understands it.
The difficulty of replanting a severed finger is lower because the severed finger and the docking site are consistent in size, tissue location, and distribution.
Blood vessels, tendons, nerves, phalanges, and even skin can be perfectly aligned.
