You’ve heard the cliché about wearing your heart on your sleeve. But a group of Army doctors did one better: They grew a new ear on a soldier’s forearm, using cartilage harvested from her ribs.
Two years ago, Pvt. Shamika Burrage, an Army supply clerk, was returning to her post in Texas after visiting family in Mississippi, according to an Army statement. Her front tire blew during the drive back, sending the car careening off the road. When Burrage hit the brakes, the car skidded for 700 feet and flipped several times. She was thrown from the vehicle, and suffered head injuries, spinal compression fractures and the total loss of her left ear.
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