Clint Hallam
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Clint Hallam was the first recipient of a human hand transplant
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Hallam lost his hand in circular-saw accident at Rolleston prison in 1984, where he was serving time for fraud.
The original replant (the reattachment of the severed limb) didn't take, and he had his hand amputated.
A surgery
team led by Australia
n Earl Owen and Frenchman
Jean-Michel Dubernard
transplanted a new hand on 23 September 1998 in a 13-hour long operation in Lyon
, France.
After an initial period of over two years in which he could move and even write with the fingers of the new hand, Hallam voluntarily stopped taking his immunosuppressive drug
s. The hand was amputated on 3 February 2001.
Hand transplant
Hand transplantation is a surgical procedure to transplant a hand from one human to another.The operation is carried out in the following order: bone fixation, tendon repair, artery repair, nerve repair, then vein repair. The operation typically lasts 8 to 12 hours...
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Hallam lost his hand in circular-saw accident at Rolleston prison in 1984, where he was serving time for fraud.
The original replant (the reattachment of the severed limb) didn't take, and he had his hand amputated.
A surgery
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
team led by Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Earl Owen and Frenchman
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
Jean-Michel Dubernard
Jean-Michel Dubernard
Jean-Michel Dubernerd is a medical doctor specializing in transplant surgery, as well as a former Deputy in the French National Assembly.Dr...
transplanted a new hand on 23 September 1998 in a 13-hour long operation in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
, France.
After an initial period of over two years in which he could move and even write with the fingers of the new hand, Hallam voluntarily stopped taking his immunosuppressive drug
Immunosuppressive drug
Immunosuppressive drugs or immunosuppressive agents are drugs that inhibit or prevent activity of the immune system. They are used in immunosuppressive therapy to:...
s. The hand was amputated on 3 February 2001.