A group of French and Australian doctors performed the world's first hand transplant in 1998, and the same team repeated the feat on both hands 2 years later. (sciencemag.org)
Therapy after hand transplant is long and intensive and patients are educated before surgery on the critical importance of rehabilitation in improving functional outcome after the procedure. (upmc.com)
Years after a double hand transplant, this patient can perform complex tasks, including repairing an electrical wire. (sciencemag.org)