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World's First Double Hand Transplant Involving a Child Declared a Success (ctvnews.ca)
randomErr shares a report from CTV News: The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors said Tuesday, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months. The report in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health provides the first official medical update on 10-year old Zion Harvey, who underwent surgery to replace both hands in July 2015. Harvey had his hands and feet amputated at the age of two, following a sepsis infection. He also had a kidney transplant. Harvey was already receiving drugs to suppress any immune reaction to his kidney, which was a key factor in his selection for the 10-plus hour hand transplant surgery.
I hope this kid recovers and gives the operation two thumbs up!
Yes it's an anecdote! Were you expecting original research in a Slashdot comment?
's all I can say.
You have to hand it to the doctors. I can't place my finger on the right words to say but it sounds like they've got their thumb down on this procedure.
"That's the way to do it" - Punch
Now, I'm not normally one to bitch and moan about the editorial staff, but how the heck is this article not from the "give-em-a-hand dept."?!?
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