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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: First double hand transplant involving a child declared a success | History Defined

Zion Harvey
Referring to his new hands, Zion said: ‘Here’s the piece of my life that was missing. Now it’s here, my life is complete.’ Photograph: Children's hospital of Philadelphia/PA

After almost 11 hours of surgery involving four teams of doctors, Zion Harvey had earned his place in medical history. The eight-year-old had become the first child in the world to receive two new hands in a procedure that seemed to herald a revolution in transplant medicine.

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