First U.S. Hand Transplant Is Performed

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Article abstract: A team of surgeons performed a successful hand transplant operation in Louisville, Kentucky, enabling the recipient to perform twisting and gripping functions and to feel sensation in the hand.

A Complex and Risky Procedure

Hand transplant surgery is an extremely complex procedure. Unlike a solid organ transplant, a hand transplant involves multiple tissues: bones, tendons, cartilage, muscle, fat, nerves, blood vessels, and skin. After the difficult surgery is performed, a major possible complication is rejection, the natural response...

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