LIVING LEGEND! Matthew Scott.

The first hand transplant to achieve prolonged success was directed by University of Louisville surgeons Drs. Warren Breidenbach and Tsu-Min Tsai in cooperation with the Kleinert Hand Institute and Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The procedure was performed on New Jersey native Matthew... More

The first hand transplant to achieve prolonged success was directed by University of Louisville surgeons Drs. Warren Breidenbach and Tsu-Min Tsai in cooperation with the Kleinert Hand Institute and Jewish Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. The procedure was performed on New Jersey native Matthew Scott on January 24, 1999. Scott had lost his hand in a fireworks accident at age 24. Later that year the Philadelphia Phillies asked him to do the honors of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch. In contrast to the earlier attempts at hand transplantation, the Louisville group had performed extensive basic science research and feasibility studies for many years prior to their first clinical procedure.{for example, Shirbacheh et al, 1998} There also was considerable transparency and internal review board oversight involved in the screening and selection of prospective patients. From: http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_detail.php?siteId=15299662 Hand TransplantAnniversary.NJN_News_Healthwatch_Report. Less

Added Feb 17, 2012  

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