Turkish surgeons restore arms and legs to 27-year-old
(NEWSER) - Doctors in Turkey say they have performed the world's first quadruple limb transplant on a man who lost both arms and legs at age 13, Sky News reports. The 20-hour operation at a hospital in Ankara required more than 50 doctors working on the patient, 27-year-old Sevket Cavdar. "We have good results but maybe we will lose all of the limbs," one surgeon says. "Maybe (we'll) lose only one or two, we have to wait, but I think for now we have good results." More»
