“While extremity amputations are visible and resultant disability obvious, some war injuries are hidden and their impact not widely appreciated by others,” Dr. W.P. Andrew Lee told reporters, speaking of the “devastating impact” that injuries had on mens’ identity, self-esteem and intimate relationships. “There were too many unanswered ethical questions with that kind of transplant,” Dr. Damon Cooney told reporters. Doctors noted that it was one of many groundbreaking procedures to emerge from the combat casualties suffered by soldiers at war. Brandan Marrocco, a quadruple amputee veteran of the Iraq War, received a double arm transplant at Johns Hopkins about five years ago.

Source: National Post April 25, 2018 14:03 UTC