Severely injured during the earthquake, 46-year-old Lai Yuanping was buried in a mine for 196 hours without food or water. Netizens called him "the strongest 'symbol' of life". Due to a fractured skull, Lai Yuanping only had 5 minutes of short-term memory and was accompanied by mild aphasia. Yesterday, a top-grade digitally sculpted artificial skull was implanted into Lai Yuanping's skull. He persisted for 196 hours to escape from hell. On May 20, in front of a cave in a mine in Shifang Hongbai Town, weak shouts came from the ruins. After digging, volunteers found a man with multiple injuries all over his body. The wound as big as a bowl on the left side of the head has suppurated. Afterwards, Lai Yuanping, who was buried for 196 hours without food or water, used his strong will to survive and was later sent to the Chengdu Military Region General Hospital. Craniotomy to remove the hematoma, craniectomy and decompressive surgery... After 24 hours of hard work, 46-year-old miner Lai Yuanping finally escaped from the "Ghost Gate". After the operation, Lai Yuanping miraculously recovered quickly, but he suffered from "recent memory decline" and was accompanied by mild aphasia. Every time the doctor sees him, he introduces himself, "Because of his severe brain injury, his short-term memory is only about 5 minutes." Dr. Zhou Hutian, the attending physician, said that he has to introduce himself to Lai Yuanping every time he comes to the ward, and every time Lai Yuanping said, "I have an impression, but I just can't remember who it is." However, five minutes later, he would ask Zhou Hutian again who he was. In addition, a 7-square-centimeter piece of skull was missing on the left side of Lai Yuanping's head. The Chengdu Military Region General Hospital contacted the Department of Plastic Surgery of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and a medical technology company in Beijing to plan the most perfect reconstruction and plastic surgery for skull defects. Based on the size of the gap in his skull and the unevenness of his skull, the medical technology company analyzed the proportions of the skull and the wound and processed it with computer three-dimensional technology to tailor a digital artificial skull for Lai Yuanping's skull wound and made it out of titanium alloy. The first words after the operation were "You can go home." At about 8 o'clock yesterday, Lai Yuanping was pushed into the operating room and pushed out of the operating room at 11:30. "The operation was successful, don't worry." Gu Jianwen, deputy director of the hospital, said. At about 2 o'clock in the afternoon, Lai Yuanping woke up, looked at his wife who was standing next to him, and forced a smile. "After the operation, you can go home when you are well." This was the first thing Lai Yuanping said after waking up from the operation. It is reported that Lai Yuanping can have his stitches removed in 7 days and be discharged from the hospital in 10 days. After the skull is repaired, its physiological functions will gradually become balanced, which will help restore memory faster.

Comprehensive reports from "Tianfu Morning Post" and "Chengdu Commercial Daily" Reference: /a/20081231/000313.htm