why can’t limbs be transplanted to the needy just like heart, eyes etc ?

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why can’t limbs be transplanted to the needy just like heart, eyes etc ?

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There are several reasons, two of the biggest are that connecting the thousands of nerves correctly is difficult if not impossible. The other is for bones that contain marrow the donor would have to be a bone marrow match which is a pretty small pool of potential donors, otherwise you have graft vs host disease.

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