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A soldier in his 20s who was in danger of stepping on a
landmine and amputating his ankle is now able to walk on two feet in six months. Because they found the right human tissue for this soldier.

However, there is also something to look into, but first, let's take a look at the exclusive report by medical reporter Cho Dong-chan.

Private Pyo >

< journalist stepped on a landmine in October last year.

The back half of his right foot fell off significantly, and blood poured out.

[Private Pyo's mother: We thought we just had to be alive. Now, after more than 6 hours of surgery, the teacher said that life is fine.]

Emergency surgery saved his life, but the problem was that blood vessels and nerves were rotting.

My doctor wondered if I should amputate my ankle.

At that moment, the toes hanging from the empty heels moved.

It was a sign that nerves and blood vessels were holding up.

[Moon Ki-ho/Chief of Trauma 10nd Medical Department, Armed Forces Capital Integrated Hospital: Fortunately, we had hope because we saw some blood flow going to the toes and the back of the foot towards the distal part of the heel.]

After deciding that an ankle transplant was possible, the doctor went to the Korea Public Tissue Bank.

[Moon Ki-ho/Chief of Trauma 10nd Medical Department, Armed Forces Capital Integrated Hospital: Since there was about 2cm damage to the entire calcaneus bone and the Achilles tendon itself, I had to get it in such a way that the overall shape of the bone and the Achilles tendon itself were kept as long as possible.]

Among the donated bodies, an ankle that fit Private Pyo's ankle was found and shaved and trimmed for three months.

Immediately after the ankle transplant surgery was completed, in a state of numbness, Private Pyo miraculously stood up on two feet.

[Private Jung Seok-im/Private Pyo's mother: I couldn't believe it when I saw it at first. The child who until the day before had only lifted because he couldn't get his feet or angle, he was walking the next day, and my dad was just so surprised what was going on....] My senses are slowly returning.



[Private Pyo: (How does it feel if the teacher touches your feet?) I don't know if the senses just caress them like this, but if this is pressed, there is still a little ...] [Moon Ki-ho/Director of the Second Medical Department of Trauma, Armed Forces Capital Integrated Hospital: If you take a long enough time to rehabilitate, we hope to recover to about 2~15% of the level before the surgery.]



(Video Interview: Park Hyun-chul, Video Editing: Oh No-young)

▶ Lack of 'miracle-making' human tissue donation... Mostly import-dependent