Physicians, Therapists Celebrate Anniversary of First Bilateral Hand
  Transplant on Child
From: Rehab Management - 08/23/2016

Physicians and surgeons at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP),
Penn Medicine, and Shriners Hospital for Children - Philadelphia celebrate
important milestones then-8-year-old Zion Harvey has achieved since
undergoing a bilateral hand transplant 1 year ago.

In the year since the surgery, Zion has spent up to 8 hours per day in
rehabilitation at Kennedy Krieger Institute, near his home in Baltimore,
undergoing occupational and physical therapy to help his brain relearn to
communicate with his limbs and to gain strength and flexibility in his
muscles and tendons.

Doctors note in the release that as a result of his therapy, Zion is now able
to swing a bat and throw a football, he can take medicine and dress himself,
and he can pick up objects.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.rehabpub.com/2016/08/physicians-therapists-celebrate-anniversary-first-bilateral-hand-transplant-child