Swiss Man Regains Hands After 17 Years with Double Transplant
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Good News Network
A Swiss man, Luka Kriszanac, who lost his hands and legs at age 12 due to sepsis, successfully received a double hand transplant at Penn Medicine after a 17-year wait, demonstrating a significant medical breakthrough in vascularized composite allotransplantation and highlighting the lifelong relationship between patients and their medical teams.