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Are hand transplants possible?
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Yes: Hand transplants are possible, but for certain injuries and in certain patients. A double-hand transplant was recently performed in massachusetts. http://vitals.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/14/8321876-double-hand-transplant-recipient-wants-to-feel-grandkids-faces.
Answered 9/9/2014
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Yes!: Hand transplants, first performed overseas, have been successfully performed at a number of medical centers in the United States.
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