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Dr Miracle's call to arms.

Europe Intelligence Wire

| July 31, 2011 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From The Daily Star)

Byline: GERARD COUZENS

AMAZING TRANSPLANT OP A SURGEON dubbed Doctor Miracle is planning the world's first double arm transplant.

Pioneering medic Pedro Cavadas has just performed the world's first double leg transplant.

And the top doc has also grafted two new hands on to a patient and carried out a partial face transplant.

The groundbreaking surgeon has yet to seek approval for the arms op and said the project was still in its "early stages".

He added: "Nothing like this has ever been done before because it's technically very complicated.

"But taking risks to help and improve the quality of …

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