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Arm Transplant
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Christopher
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- Joined: Wed Jun 18, 2003 10:09 pm
- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: Date of Injury: 12/15/02
Level of Injury:
-dominant side C5, C6, & C7 avulsed. C8 & T1 stretched & crushed
BPI Related Surgeries:
-2 Intercostal nerves grafted to Biceps muscle,
-Free-Gracilis muscle transfer to Biceps Region innervated with 2 Intercostal nerves grafts.
-2 Sural nerves harvested from both Calves for nerve grafting.
-Partial Ulnar nerve grafted to Long Triceps.
-Uninjured C7 Hemi-Contralateral cross-over to Deltoid muscle.
-Wrist flexor tendon transfer to middle, ring, & pinky finger extensors.
Surgical medical facility:
Brachial Plexus Clinic at The Mayo Clinic, Rochester MN
(all surgeries successful)
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
~Theodore Roosevelt - Location: Los Angeles, California USA
Re: Arm Transplant
Woah! That man will be so damn happy if everything works out after the nerves and all regenerate.
I remember reading about a New Zealander a couple of years ago that had a hand transplant and had it removed after a couple of years because he hated having someone else's hand attached to his body. It's got to be difficult on many different fronts.
I remember reading about a New Zealander a couple of years ago that had a hand transplant and had it removed after a couple of years because he hated having someone else's hand attached to his body. It's got to be difficult on many different fronts.
Re: Arm Transplant
It did occur to me that it would be weird to have someone else's arm. At this point I'm not sure I could do it.
But maybe it will lead to other transplants, like getting all healthy nerves & muscles from a "donor" and putting them into our own arms!
But maybe it will lead to other transplants, like getting all healthy nerves & muscles from a "donor" and putting them into our own arms!
Re: Arm Transplant
Heddi,
I was just thinking the same thing! Every new discovery helps!!!
I was just thinking the same thing! Every new discovery helps!!!