UCLA surgeons perform 1st hand transplant in western US

LOS ANGELES

The 14-hour operation, which took place over the weekend, gave a 26-year-old mother a new right hand.

She lost the hand in a traffic accident five years ago. The patient was still at the hospital recovering as of Tuesday.

A 17-member team was involved in the delicate operation.

/*UCLA*/ is the fourth facility in the nation to offer this procedure and the first west of the Rocky Mountains.

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