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This chapter is the personal story of the first combined above elbow and hand transplant (double hand/forearm) recipient in the U.S.
First US patient receiving a combined forearm and hand transplantation
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Pollock, C. (2015). The Daily Life of a Hand Transplant Recipient. In: Brandacher, G. (eds) The Science of Reconstructive Transplantation. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2071-6_4
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