It is reported by the RealHealthNews that "in 1995, in very restricted conditions, Xiao began operations on paraplegic miners at the Pingding Mountain Mine".
根据RealHealthNews报道:“1995年,在条件非常有限的情况下,肖在平顶山矿截瘫矿工身上开始实施这项手术。”
see:
http://www.globalforumhealth.org/realhealthnews/interviews/mar05_chinese%20neurologist.php