LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY (January 20, 2009) Medical history was made 10 years ago, greatly impacting the future of transplantation and reconstructive surgery around the world when a team of surgeons performed the first hand transplant in the U.S on January 25, 1999. The procedure, also called composite tissue allotransplantation, criticized by some in the hand surgery community and lauded by others in the world of organ transplantation, has continued to lead to other innovative surgeries, such as face transplant.
Where did the hand come from or who?
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From an organ and tissue donor.
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