An incredible x-ray shows how deep the leg penetrated his sjull (Picture: Central European News)

A Serbian man who is believed to have been injured during a bar fight probably wished all he had to worry about was fixing a broken tooth – after his brain was impaled by the metal leg of a stool.

Miraculously, he made a full recovery – despite the leg spearing 11cm (4.3in) into his brain.

Doctors are flabbergasted at how the man, who is thought to be aged between 40 and 45, could so easily overcome such an injury.

Police and the medical professionals tending to him have no idea how the leg came to puncture his head because he arrived at the hospital with no paperwork.




However, they hope to interview him as soon as he is well enough.

‘There are times when even the most experienced doctors are amazed by the nature of the injury,’ said one of the surgical team at the Krasnoyarsk region clinical hospital.

It is thought the man has suffered no gross motor function disorders, as he is able to move and feed himself, but he is expected to have to undergo weeks of rehabilitation.

Lead neurosurgeon Dr Pavel Rudenko added: ‘We removed the metal body from the patient’s head without complications.

‘The man spent two weeks in intensive care in a serious but stable condition.’

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