Indian doctors have transplanted two hands to an ex-Afghan Army officer who had lost his own in the explosion of a landmine he was trying to defuse in Afghanistan.
Based on the report of The Indian Express the successful operation went on for about 15 hours by more than 20 doctors of Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre located in the city of Kochi, Kerala state.
Abdul Rahim, 30, an Afghan Army captain lost both hands while defusing a landmine in western Kandahar province about three years back.
He was transplanted the hands of a 54 years old Indian man from the state of Kerala who was brain dead accident victim.
Dr. Prem Nair, director of the hospital said that before the transplant was carried out, the family of the victim was contacted who agreed to the donation. After the agreement of the victim’s family, doctors then connected the victim’s hands to the body of the Afghan officer.
Hospital claimed that this could be the first time an Afghan is transplanted both hands after losing his own.
Professor Subramania Iyer who is heading the plastic surgery department in the hospital said that Abul Rahim regained considerable amount of function of both hands but he still will be in the hospital for at least another ten months for intensive physiotherapy.
Indian doctors had conducted their first double hand transplant in the same hospital in February 2015.
gr8 thnxx to indian dr
Thanx to afgh. officer who prefferd India to transplant.