Chinese orthopaedic surgeon performs surgery with his own leg in a splint

A doctor in Shanghai performed two operations with his left leg in an orthosis after he injured his Achilles tendon five days ago, news portal Thepaper.cn reported.

Chen Yunsu, vice-director of the orthopaedics department at the Shanghai Sixth People’s Hospital, injured his left ankle playing badminton on the morning of March 15.

He underwent surgery on the tendon the next day and rested for the following three days because he was unable to walk, the report said.

On March 20, Chen returned to work with his leg in the hi-tech splint and performed orthopaedic operations.