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A man in Italy might regain the use of his hand after having a new kind of medical operation. 

意大利的一名男子在接受新型医疗手术后可能会重新使用自己的手。 

Doctors in northern Italy said the surgery used a nerve from the man’s partly amputated leg to repair a damaged nerve in his hand. His hand became paralyzed after a severe driving accident. 

意大利北部的医生表示，手术使用了该男子部分截肢腿的神经来修复手部受损的神经。一次严重的车祸后，他的手瘫痪了。 

Surgeons at Turin City Hospital took part of the man's sciatic nerve from his leg. That is the nerve which helps control movement in the foot. The doctors transferred part of the man’s sciatic nerve to his brachial plexus. That is a network of nerves connecting the spinal cord to the shoulder, arm, and hand. 

都灵市医院的外科医生从该男子的腿上切除了部分坐骨神经。这是帮助控制足部运动的神经。医生将这名男子的部分坐骨神经转移到臂丛神经。这是连接脊髓与肩膀、手臂和手的神经网络。 

"It’s the first time that someone [has transferred] a component of the sciatic nerve to the brachial plexus," said Paolo Titolo. He was one of the surgeons who performed the operation. He recently spoke with Reuters news agency. 

“这是第一次有人将坐骨神经的一个组成部分转移到臂丛神经，”保罗·蒂托洛说。他是进行手术的外科医生之一。他最近接受了路透社的采访。

The patient is Marcello Gaviglio, a 55-year-old healthcare worker. He had half of his left leg amputated after he was hit by a motorbike five months ago. The accident happened while he was travelling to work on his small, motorized bike called a moped. 

患者是 55 岁的医护人员马塞洛·加维利奥 (Marcello Gaviglio)。五个月前，他被摩托车撞倒，左腿半截被截肢。事故发生在他骑着他的小型机动自行车（轻便摩托车）去上班时。 

He suffered serious injuries to his brachial plexus as well as his leg. The damage to his upper body left him unable to use both of his hands. 

他的臂丛神经和腿部都受到了严重伤害。他上半身的损伤使他无法使用双手。 

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