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"It was no more of a risk than a kidney transplant," his mother, Pattie Ray, said. "So I felt like I was willing to take that risk for him, if he wanted it — to be able to play monkey bars and football."
Several adults in the U.S. have received double-hand or double-arm transplants in the past few years. Hospital officials in Philadelphia believe Zion is the youngest person to have the surgery [url=http://www.vapormaxwholesalechina.com/]nike air vapormax wholesale[/url] , which requires a lifetime of immune-suppressing drugs to ensure the body doesn't reject the new hands.
Zion already had been taking anti-rejection drugs because of his donated kidney, which made him a good candidate for the hand transplant, doctors said.
Doctors say Zion will spend several weeks in physical rehab at the hospital before returning home. Two rows of relatives attended the news conference, and they stood to be recognized at Zion's request.
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The donor's family chose to remain anonymous.
Children's Hospital said it would not hold Zion's family liable for any costs beyond that which may be covered by medical insurance.
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