Peng's body was cut in two by a lorry in 1995, and it was nothing short of a medical miracle that he lived. His body was severed at the waist, and it took a team of more than 20 doctors to save his life. Skin was grafted from his head to seal his torso – but the legless Peng was left only 30 inches tall.
Bedridden for years, doctors in China had little hope that he would ever be able to live anything like a normal life agan. But recently, he began exercising his arms, building up the strength to carry out everyday chores such as washing his face and brushing his teeth.
As reported at Metro.co.uk, doctors at the China Rehabilitation Research Center in Beijing found out about Peng's plight late last year and devised a plan to get him up walking again. They came up with an ingenious way to allow him to walk on his own, creating a sophisticated egg cup-like casing to hold his body with two bionic legs attached to it.
He has been taking his first steps around the hospital center with the aid of his specially adapted legs and a resized walking frame. Peng, who has to learn how to walk again, is said to be delighted with the device.
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