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Boy Becomes 1st Pediatric Recipient of Dual Hand Transplant

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When Zion Harvey was two years old, the Maryland boy developed a serious infection that resulted in the removal of his hands and feet. On Tuesday, doctors at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia announced that the 8-year-old boy had become the first child in the world to receive a dual hand transplant. Leading up to the surgery, Zion had been as active as any other child of his age. Fitted with prosthetic legs, he played with blocks and rode on scooters, and he even knew how to use a smartphone. During the operation, a 40-person medical team, including 12 surgeons, used steel plates and screws to attach the old and new bones. Surgeons then painstakingly reconnected Zion's arteries, veins, muscles, tendons and nerves.

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