One Year Later, 1st Child to Have Both Hands Transplanted Makes Progress
Surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in July last year performed the world’s first pediatric bilateral hand transplant on Zion Harvey, an eight-year-old boy who endured an 10-hour procedure involving a 40-person medical team. Harvey’s hands and feet had to be amputated after he contracted sepsis as an infant.
Doctors in this video are keen to talk about Harvey’s emotional maturity and enthusiasm one year later. Since obtaining new hands, he has been writing and managing to obtain independence. Credit: YouTube/The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
