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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Surgeons in Austria have performed what is believed to be the world's first double forearm and hand transplant operation.
Mr Jamnig is recovering well from the 14-hour operation, which involved four surgical teams and 25 experts. Doctors had planned the operation for months, while waiting for a donor.
"I am feeling very well. It feels as if these are my own hands," he told AFP.
"I'm not asking myself whether these are not somebody else's hands or whether they are beautiful or not. I just hope that they will work."
read more in: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/2828947.stm
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