Transplantation Update
Rob Kistenberg
Description
Collection
Title:
Transplantation Update
Creator:
Rob Kistenberg
Date:
2/14/2001
Text:
From the Feb 19, 2001 Time Magazine, page 21
Amputated. Transplanted hand of Clint Hallam, 50, wily ex-con who lost his
original hand in prison, then vied for and received the first hand
transplant in 1998. He failed to stick with anti-rejection drugs and had
the extremity removed in a hush-hush surgery in London. The hand has been
sent to doctors in France for examination.
Robert S. Kistenberg, CP, LP, FAAOP
O & P Clinical Technologies
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-331-4221
<Email Address Redacted>
Amputated. Transplanted hand of Clint Hallam, 50, wily ex-con who lost his
original hand in prison, then vied for and received the first hand
transplant in 1998. He failed to stick with anti-rejection drugs and had
the extremity removed in a hush-hush surgery in London. The hand has been
sent to doctors in France for examination.
Robert S. Kistenberg, CP, LP, FAAOP
O & P Clinical Technologies
Gainesville, FL 32605
352-331-4221
<Email Address Redacted>
Citation
Rob Kistenberg, “Transplantation Update,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 24, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/215996.
