BBC:A Spaniard has become the first woman in the world to receive a double hand transplant.
A team of surgeons at Hospital La Fe in Valencia carried out the pioneering operation.
After 10 hours in the operating theatre, doctors say Alba, 47, from Castellón, whose full name has not been released, is recuperating well.
A team of surgeons at Hospital La Fe in Valencia carried out the pioneering operation.
After 10 hours in the operating theatre, doctors say Alba, 47, from Castellón, whose full name has not been released, is recuperating well.
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Alba had both her original hands amputated after an explosion in a laboratory where she was studying chemistry nearly 30 years ago.
