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German Man with Double Arm Transplant Can Scratch His Head and Eat by Himself

This surgery made the history books with being the first double arm transplant and great progress is being made sooner than expected.  He can once again ride a bicycle too.  Watch the video below to see his progress, amazing.  BD 

 

A German dairy farmer who received the world's first transplant of two complete arms has spoken about his new limbs - and the joy of scratching.

Karl Merk had the 15-hour operation a year ago in Munich after losing his arms just below the shoulder in a 2002 combine harvester accident. The 55-year-old's new limbs came from an anonymous donor who had died.

BBC NEWS | Europe | German arms op man enjoys scratch

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