The Vox Box

Sat., Aug. 2, 2008

First Double Arm Transplant Takes Place in Germany

(Image courtesy of CNN and some really awesome German doctors)

I've always maintained that the Germans are often a step ahead when it comes to ingenuity. Further proof comes from a CNN report of doctors from Munich giving a man two new arms after a farming accident.

The patient is reportedly doing well so far, but the process was not easy.

"A team of 40 people participated in the transplant surgery, conducted July 25 and 26. The donor matched the host in sex, age, skin color, size and blood group."

Click here for the full story.

Hopefully, the man will be exercising his right to bear arms again soon.

Posted Aug. 2, 2008, 4:31 p.m.

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