Darek Fidyka
Dariusz "Darek" Fidyka (born c. 1974) is a Polish firefighter and recovering paraplegic who became the first person in history to verifiably recover sensory and motor function after the complete severing of his spinal cord.
Darek Fidyka | |
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| Born | Dariusz Fidyka c. 1974 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation | Volunteer firefighter |
| Known for | First person to fully recover from paraplegia |
Having been paralysed from the chest down in a knife attack in 2010, Fidyka regained the ability to walk in 2014 after receiving a pioneering regenerative treatment from a British-advised Polish surgical team.
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