LEG BONE REPLACES VERTEBRAE: Paralysed Man With Tumour Walks Again After Robot-Assisted Operation

Image shows a 3D reconstruction of the patient's spine, undated photo. A team of medics from the town of Aarau, Switzerland, reconstructed a man's spine in a 25-hour-long surgery, undated photo. Note: Licensed content. (Aarau Cantonal Hospital/Newsflash) Image shows a 3D reconstruction of the patient's spine, undated photo. A team of medics from the town of Aarau, Switzerland, reconstructed a man's spine in a 25-hour-long surgery, undated photo. Note: Licensed content. (Aarau Cantonal Hospital/Newsflash)
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15 August 2023
A man has been able to walk again after Swiss medics used the help of a robot to rebuild his spine with a section of bone from his leg after removing a giant spinal tumour in a 25-hour-long surgery. The 42-year-old patient - identity not disclosed - shocked medics at the Aarau Cantonal...