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Updated Feb 04, 2021 | 12:43 IST
The transplants involved both hands to the mid-forearm, including the radius and ulna bones, three dominant nerves to the hand, six blood vessels requiring vascular connections, and 21 tendons. Accident victim in the US gets world s first successful double hand and face transplant | Photo Credit: iStock Images
A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who suffered horrific injuries in a car accident has become the world s first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant, his medical team announced Wednesday.
Joe DiMeo sustained third-degree burns on over 80 percent of his body when he fell asleep while driving home from a night shift in July 2018, causing his car to flip over and then explode.
22-year-old New Jersey man gets world s first double face, hand transplant
22-year-old New Jersey man gets world s first double face, hand transplant
Joe DiMeo, 22, from New Jersey had suffered horrific injuries in a car accident in July 2018. He has become the world s first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant.
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UPDATED: February 4, 2021 09:56 IST
Joe DiMeo (L: before accident) sustained third-degree burns on over 80 per cent of his body when he fell asleep while driving home from a night shift in July 2018, causing his car to flip over and then explode. (Photo: India Today / AFP)
A 22-year-old man from New Jersey who suffered horrific injuries in a car accident has become the world s first person to undergo a successful face and double hand transplant, his medical team announced on Wednesday.
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Joe DiMeo, 22, of Clark before and after the transplant. (Courtesy of NYU Langone Health)
Joe DiMeo, 22, of Clark before and after the car crash that burned more than 80 percent of his body. (Courtesy of NYU Langone Health)
Joe DiMeo, 22, of Clark in the hospital following the crash. (Courtesy of NYU Langone Health)
CLARK, NJ Lifelong Clark resident Joe DiMeo s one wish was to one day be able to hold a burger or slice of pizza again. As simple as it may sound, DiMeo was unable to live a functional and independent life.
He suffered from third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body from a horrific car crash in 2018 and had to move back in with his parents to help care for all of his basic needs.