LIMB TRANSPLANTS: Surgical Pioneers or Reckless Cowboys?
A medical breakthrough or a reckless publicity stunt? The recent pioneering operations in France and the United States to transplant limbs from cadavers is probably a bit of both. In this week's Stryker's Corner, California Healthline's Jeff Stryker looks at this stunning new procedure to see what it says about medical progress, ethics and the regulation of surgical innovation.
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