Tests and Procedures
Hand transplant
Why it's done
A hand transplant is performed in selected cases in an attempt to improve quality of life and give you some function and sensation in your new hands.
When matching you with a donor hand for a hand transplant, surgeons consider:
- Blood type
- Tissue type
- Skin color
- Comparable ages of donor and recipient
- Same sex between donor and recipient
- Hand size
- Muscle bulk