Last Updated Thursday, March 12, 2020 8:36AM EDT
"The donor was a tall man with big spindly fingers," Siddanagowder's mother Suma told AFP by phone from their home in Pune in western India. The biggest problem was finding a donor. For cultural reasons, Indian families are often reluctant for the hands of their loved ones to be made available after their death.
Eventually, the hospital obtained a pair of hands from a man in August 2017. Siddanagowder and her family accepted.
Since when are hands lower limbs?
Amazing surgery. Hope all goes well.
this is truly incredible!
When did hands become lower limbs?