Hand transplant donor 'would be proud', says brother

A 23-year-old man’s hands have been grafted on to another man in the first US double hand transplant.

A 23-year-old man’s hands have been grafted on to another man in the first US double hand transplant.

The operation was carried out at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre - a procedure that the donor’s brother said would have made him proud.

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