Preserving an amputated part can be accomplished in one of two ways. 2 In one approach, the amputated part should first be wrapped in sterile gauze soaked with lactated ringers or saline solution and ...

BOSTON - A quadruple amputee who received new hands through a transplant operation says he is looking forward to doing ordinary things again: getting dressed, taking a shower, making coffee and, ...

Researchers have found that the nerve cells (neurons) controlling sensation and movement of the hands show injury-induced changes for years after hand amputation, reattachment or transplant. The small ...

A quadruple amputee is looking forward to being able to open her own Christmas presents this year at last after receiving the 'gift' of a hand transplant. Kim Smith, 64, had her hands and her legs ...