Europe's 1st successful sciatic nerve transplant in Poland
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March 1, 2018
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Doctors in Poland say they have successfully completed Europe's first transplant of a sciatic nerve from a deceased donor. The recipient is officer from an anti-terrorism police unit.
Jacek Martynkiewicz of the University Hospital in Wroclaw, southwest Poland, said Wednesday the transplant was done Feb. 8 and the 30-year-old patient's condition had improved noticeably.
He said transplants from deceased donors were more difficult but more effective than other ways to reconstruct a severed sciatic nerve. The nerve is responsible for leg movement and feeling.
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