In the United States and some other countries, a limited number of hand transplants have been performed, but this is a fairly controversial procedure that requires recipients to take antirejection drugs for the rest of their life.
وقد استُخدمت هذه التقنية في الولايات المتحدة وبعض البلدان الاخرى لإجراء عدد محدود من عمليات زرع اليدين .‏