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The surgeons used microsurgery and polyethylene glycol, a substance that helps fuse cell membranes, in what has been described as the world’s first spinal cord transplant. World News Oct 24, 2026 10:40 IST Published On Oct 24, 2026 10:14 IST Last Updated On Oct 24, 2026 10:40 IST The team removed the damaged section and replaced it with a segment taken from the donor. The operation lasted 12 hours and involved replacing a damaged section of the patient’s spinal cord with tissue from a brain-dead donor, according to Chinese surgeon Ren Xiaoping. The surgery was completed between October 14 and 15 and lasted 12 hours. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin also shared an update about the patient on Telegram on October 16.
A joint Chinese and Russian medical team has reportedly performed the world’s first spinal cord transplant on a paralysed patient in Moscow, using a technique designed to fuse tissue, according to The South China Morning Post. The Mystery Of A Bare Nail In Ashwini Vaishnaw’s Office Paris Setback, Asian Games Glory: Lovlina Borgohain’s New Perspective To PM Modi’s “Failed Product” Jab At Rahul Gandhi, A Shashi Tharoor Counter NDTV World Summit 2026: AI, Chips, Warfare And The Future Of The World | Key Conversations Kriti Sanon On Situationships, Open Relationships And Being Old-School ‘AI Scares Me’: Kriti Sanon On Personality Rights And Need For Laws ‘AI Scares Me’: Kriti Sanon On Personality Rights And Need For Laws ‘This Time I Wanted Gold’: Savita Punia Reflects On Historic Asiad Success Favourite Bollywood Actor To 5-Year Plan, Kriti Sanon Interviews AI Actor Tilly Norwood Inside The Mind Of Archer Kumkum Mohod, Who Dared To Challenge South Korea Ren said the procedure was carried out at the Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine in Russia. The team removed the damaged section and replaced it with a segment taken from a brain-dead donor, according to New Scientist. Ren told the South China Morning Post that the operation was a joint effort involving his team from Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital and Russian medical professionals. Ren said the patient’s condition was stable following the procedure. He said the patient, who had initially faced the risk of complete paralysis, had been given a chance to recover and was feeling well.
The patient had suffered a spinal cord injury three years earlier, which had left the spinal cord severed.
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Ren had previously vowed to perform the world’s first human head transplant.
