PHILADELPHIA -- 8-year-old Zion Harvey told his doctors he wanted to throw a football. It was almost impossible, because Zion had lost his hands and feet to an infection several years ago. But he may ...
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors have said, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months. The ...
July 7, 2003 — Editor's Note: A French-Italian team performed the first hand transplant in September 1998, but the hand had to be removed after 23 months because the patient was not compliant with ...