Girl, 9, has hand grafted to her LEG for three months after accident so it can heal before it is reattached

Surgeons have apparently saved a young girl's hand in China - by grafting it on to her leg for three months.

Ming Li, 9, lost her left hand when she was run over by a tractor on her way to school in July.

Ming Li, 9, is pictured with her hand attached to her calf and after it is reattached to her arm

However it was too badly damaged to reattach immediately so doctors decided to attach it to her right leg while it healed.

After three months a medical team at a hospital in Zhengzhou, Henan Province, transplanted it back on to her arm.

Spokesman Dr Hou Jianxi said: 'When she came in, her left hand was completely severed from her body. It was very scary.

'But Ming Li can now move her wrist again and her left hand is a healthy pink colour proving that the blood is circulating well.'

Ming Li will need two more operations over the next year to improve her hand functions and remove scars, according to Orange News.

Dr Hou said he was confident the youngster will have significant movement after physiotherapy.

He said: 'We can't give a precise percentage of how much movement she will get back but she should be able to look after herself and even drive a car.'

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"Well, uh, let's see," said the father-in-law, "why don't you work in the office and learn the business that way?"

"No way. I hate office work. I don't want to be stuck behind a desk all day!"

"Now just a minute, son. I just made you a half-owner of my business. If you won't work in the factory and you won't work in the office, what can I do with you?"

"Easy," said the son-in-law. "Buy me out!"

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VIDEO: Penguin picks up after vets repair beak

An injured penguin in Brazil has been given the perfect pick-me-up after being fitted with a prosthetic beak.

Five month-old Tungo was found on a beach in Rio de Janeiro with a shattered bill that had been damaged by a boat propeller.

Discovering that he was unable to eat, vets at Rio de Janeiro zoo built him a brand-new acrylic beak, shaped from a broken piece of the original.

This is the first operation of its type on a penguin in Latin America. Tungo is now, nearly, as right as rain.

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