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Clint HallamFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to: navigation, search
Clint Hallam (born in New Zealand) was the first recipient of a human hand transplant.
Hallam lost his hand in circular-saw accident at Rolleston prison in 1984, where he was serving time for fraud.
The original replant (the reattachment of the severed limb) didn't take, and he had his hand amputated.
A surgery team led by Australian Earl Owen and Frenchman Jean-Michel Dubernard transplanted a new hand on 23 September 1998 in a 13-hour long operation in Lyon, France.
After an initial period of over two years in which he could move and even write with the fingers of the new hand, Hallam voluntarily stopped taking his immunosuppressive drugs. The hand was amputated on 3 February 2001.
didn't take = was not successful
If a plant is dug up and moved from one place to another and put back in the ground, one hopes that it will successfully implant itself in the ground. This is often casually called "taking", probably from "taking root". It can by extension be used for other cases of attempted implantation such as limb, hair, or organ transplantation.
If a skin graft is accepted it is said to take.
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