JIPMER performs double hand transplant on a teenage boy

The team led by chief reconstructive transplant surgeon S Dinesh Kumar. Speaking with TOI Dr Kumar said, "The boy lost parts of both his arms from the elbows in an accident. We had to transplant almost the entire forearms of the donor to him. The boy will take at least six months to one year to move the arms."

Complimenting the surgery team, S.C. Parija, Director, Jipmer, said the milestone procedure for the institution, which was granted a licence for reconstructive cadaveric transplants in August 2016, was performed free of cost.

The family of the boy and JIPMER director appreciated the family of a donor who came forward to donate the organs of their brain dead woman K Rathinambal (50).

The rehabilitation team provided a pair of prosthesis for the living cadaver donor and will be providing vital follow-up to the hand transplant recipient, reports HT