Shandong successfully completed the world's first cases of massive hand transplant

15 hours on the new Palm

According to Xinhua electric Shandong provincial hospital surgical recently on one foot and hand missing patients the world's first cases allogeneic transplant Palm, the preliminary observation that has been a success, marked the transplantation of technology in China.

A patients recently because of the explosion caused the Palm traumatic defects (from the Palm of the proximal fracture), need for allogeneic transplantation. 12 days later, Shandong provincial hospital, foot and surgical director Wang zengtao hosted on the patients completed the Palm, Allogenic transplant operation, the entire process up to 15 hours. After several days of observation, the experts declared that the success of the operation.

Wang zengtao, since 1998, France for the world's first cases of massive hand transplantation success, the world has completed ten cases of Allograft. However, currently the world's ten cases of finished on Allograft transplantation surgery, respectively in the plane of the upper arm and forearm and Palm transplantation of fingers, yet the literature report; medical novelty search report also shows that Wang zengtao, who carried out the transplantation of Allogenic Palm and the success of the first cases in the world.