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An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has
become the youngest patient to receive a double-hand transplant, surgeons
said Tuesday.
Zion Harvey's forearms were heavily bandaged but his hands were visible as
he flashed some big smiles Tuesday at a hospital news conference. He
demonstrated his still-delicate grip and described waking up with new hands
as "weird at first, but then good."
The boy, from the Baltimore suburb of Owings Mills, Maryland, received the
transplant earlier this month at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia,
though doctors did no... more »
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