World's first transplant of two full arms performed in Germany

Saturday 02nd August, 06:51 AM JST

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flammenwerfer at 09:00 AM JST - 2nd August

that is pretty amazing
smithinjapan at 10:54 AM JST - 2nd August

Very, very cool. This will becoming easier and easier in the future, as will growing organs via stem-cells (in SOME countries) and transplanting them. My only hope is that it becomes much more widely available and somewhat cheaper (especially with all these damn enkais... my liver is probably about to quit!).
UnagiDon at 11:00 AM JST - 2nd August

Pretty neat, but I hope they didn't use the arms of an axe murderer or some other such psycho.
USAPatriot at 11:00 AM JST - 2nd August

Heck, if this works it is amazing. These GErman guys have great skill.

Hopefully it works ,and he guy has a better quality of life.

We need some real good news stories in these dark days.
USAPatriot at 11:10 AM JST - 2nd August

UnagiDon- Heck!! That is a scary thought. Will he take on the personalityof the deceased guy. Sounds like one of gthose Brit Hammer horror movies from thh sixties. Tee Hee!
rajakumar at 01:08 PM JST - 2nd August

Good.
kawaiitenshi at 01:20 PM JST - 2nd August

he will spend the rest of his life wondering where the hands have been.... wouldn't wanna put them in ur mouth.
Madverts at 06:03 PM JST - 2nd August

Ungai,

Heh, I saw that film too...
FromEurope at 08:57 PM JST - 2nd August

Professor Frankenstein would be very proud of his followers. :)
Sarge at 09:13 PM JST - 2nd August

"The male patient, 4, was doing well under the circumstances"

Those circumstances are indeed tough.

"The man's wife went to his bedside after the operation and instinctively reached for his hands. They look just like they used to."

Indeed moving.
ExPrinceska at 09:32 PM JST - 2nd August

I hope, you guys, won't be joking with this. The man has still to undergo a lot of therapy and will meet a lot of difficulties on the way to recovery, and it is unknown whether his body will accept the foreign organs or not. I hope everything is fine and he will be able to use his hands in future.
Sarge at 09:38 PM JST - 2nd August

Question #1 - Who's paying for all this?