An American soldier who lost all four limbs in a roadside blast in Iraq has received a double-arm transplant.
Brendan Marrocco, who is from New York City, was injured in 2009.
The 26-year-old had the operation last month at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
The transplants are only the seventh such double-hand or double-arm transplants ever conducted in the United States.
Mr Marrocco is due to discuss his new arms at a news conference on Tuesday at the hospital.
But he has already mentioned the transplant on Twitter and posted photos.
"Ohh yeah today has been one month since my surgery and they already move a little," he tweeted earlier this month.
The US military sponsors transplant operations for wounded troops.
About 300 or so have lost arms or hands in the Iraq and Afghanistan campaigns.
The 13-hour operation was led by Dr W P Andrew Lee, who said it will take more than a year to know how fully Mr Marrocco will be able to use the new arms.
"The maximum speed is an inch a month for nerve regeneration," he explained.
"We're easily looking at a couple years" until the full extent of recovery is known.
Mr Marrocco also received bone marrow from the same donor who supplied his new arms.
This should help his body accept the new limbs with minimal medication to prevent rejection.
He has appeared in public many times since he was injured, including a visit to the September 11 Memorial last year, where he said he had no regrets about his military service.
"I wouldn't change it in any way ... I feel great. I'm still the same person," he said.
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