# Quadruple amputee gets double hand transplant

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-gets-double-hand-transplant/599624>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 14, 2011, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-gets-double-hand-transplant/599624 "2011-10-14T13:46:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2011, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-gets-double-hand-transplant/599624/21 "2011-10-18T22:04:23Z")

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He’s certainly not going to give them the finger.

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**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-gets-double-hand-transplant/599624/22 "2011-12-20T12:23:45Z")

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I just wanted to give this months-old story a bump. Boston station WCVB’s _Chronicle_ is doing a follow-up on Richard Mangino tonight, Dec. 20:

[http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/29998323/detail.html](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/29998323/detail.html)

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> Tonight, NewsCenter 5’s Liz Brunner reports on the historic transplant operation that’s given Richard a new beginning.
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> Read more: [http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/29998323/detail.html#ixzz1h4pzadTY](http://www.thebostonchannel.com/chronicle/29998323/detail.html#ixzz1h4pzadTY)

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**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\
**Post date:** [December 20, 2011, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quadruple-amputee-gets-double-hand-transplant/599624/23 "2011-12-20T14:37:35Z")

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NM

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