Darek Fidyka

Darek Fidyka
Born
Dariusz Fidyka

c. 1974
NationalityPolish
OccupationVolunteer firefighter
Known forFirst person to fully recover from paraplegia

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.[1]

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.[2]

  1. ^ Quinn, Ben (21 October 2014). "Paralysed man Darek Fidyka walks again after pioneering surgery". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2015. [Fidyka], who is believed to be the first person in the world to recover from complete severing of the spinal nerves, can now walk with a frame and has been able to resume an independent life, even to the extent of driving a car, while sensation has returned to his lower limbs.
  2. ^ "Paralysed man walks again after cell treatment". BBC. 21 October 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2015.