Maryland Boy Makes History as 1st Pediatric Dual Hand Transplant Recipient
From: ABC News - 07/29/2015

When Zion Harvey was two years old, the Maryland boy developed a serious
infection that resulted in the removal of his hands and feet.

On Tuesday, doctors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced that
the 8-year-old boy had become the first child in the world to receive a dual
hand transplant.

Leading up to the surgery - which took place earlier this month, but wasn’t
revealed until this week - Zion had been as active as any other child of his
age. Fitted with prosthetic legs, he played with blocks and rode on scooters,
and he even knew how to use a smartphone.

Read the entire article and view a video (2:28) at:
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/maryland-boy-makes-history-1st-dual-hand-transplant/story?id=32747248

Links:
Boy Who Lost Hands to Infection Gets Double-hand Transplant
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2015/07/boy-who-lost-hands-infection-gets-double-hand-transplant-0

World's First Bilateral Hand Transplant on Child
http://www.mdtmag.com/news/2015/07/worlds-first-bilateral-hand-transplant-child

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