Clint Hallam

Clint Hallam (born in New Zealand) was the first recipient of a human hand transplant.[1] Hallam lost his hand in a circular saw accident at Rolleston prison in 1984, where he was incarcerated after a fraud conviction. The original reattachment of the severed limb failed, and he had his hand amputated.[2]

Transplantation

A surgery team led by Australian Earl Owen and Frenchman Jean-Michel Dubernard transplanted a new hand on 23 September 1998 in a 13-hour-long operation in Lyon, France. At the time of the transplant Clint Hallam faced fraud charges in Australia, in relation to a national fuel-card scam totalling $30,000. [3] After an initial period of two years during which he had no motor control of the transplanted hand, Hallam voluntarily stopped taking immunosuppressive drugs.

The transplanted hand was amputated on 3 February 2001 by Nadey Hakim.[4] Hallam had issues with for not taking medicine regularly, and performing the exercises required to build strength and motor capabilities.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "A Pioneering Transplant, and Now an Ethical Storm" New York Times, December 6, 2005
  2. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/8939022/Britains-first-hand-transplant-in-2012.html
  3. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/archive/national-news/365779/Hand-transplant-man-ran-away-with-his-nurse
  4. ↑ http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/capital-life/10549100/Grasping-at-straws-with-a-dead-mans-hand
  5. ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/news/8939022/Britains-first-hand-transplant-in-2012.html
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