Bomb victim undergoes double hand transplant
30/05/2006 - 15:34:54A Ukrainian who lost both hands in a bomb blast received two new hands today after 16 hours of transplantation surgery, Austrian doctors said.
The recipient, whose name and gender were not immediately released, underwent the surgery at Innsbruck’s University Hospital, where physicians called it the third successful hand transplant in the alpine city since 2000.
The team included plastic surgeons, transplantation experts and emergency specialists, the clinic said.
Further details were unavailable.
Doctors said they would hold a news conference tomorrow.
