China's Ren Xiaoping completes landmark spinal surgery in Russia
The surgeon performed a transplant on a patient with complete spinal cord injury using tissue from a brain-dead donor.
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2 publishers have covered this in 2 articles since 21 Oct 2026. New Scientist published first, on 21 October at 10:30 UTC; News - South China Morning Post followed 45h 14m later. The most recent article, from News - South China Morning Post, appeared on 23 October at 07:44 UTC.
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- Ren Xiaoping
- Sklifosovsky Research Institute for Emergency Medicine
- Guangxi University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Hospital