TY - JOUR
T1 - Hand transplantation
T2 - A future clinical option?
AU - Kvernmo, Hebe D.
AU - Gorantla, Vijay S.
AU - Gonzalez, Ruben N.
AU - Breidenbach, Warren C.
PY - 2005/2
Y1 - 2005/2
N2 - Transplantation of a vascularized limb or its components is defined as composite tissue allotransplantation, and is one of the newest areas in surgery. To date, 24 hands have been transplanted onto 18 recipients. The initial results have been promising, and hand transplantation may become an important procedure for functional restoration of upper limbs. However, the ethical aspects of using chronic immunosuppression for a condition which is not life threatening have been the subject of debate. In this article, we review the field of composite tissue allotransplantation.
AB - Transplantation of a vascularized limb or its components is defined as composite tissue allotransplantation, and is one of the newest areas in surgery. To date, 24 hands have been transplanted onto 18 recipients. The initial results have been promising, and hand transplantation may become an important procedure for functional restoration of upper limbs. However, the ethical aspects of using chronic immunosuppression for a condition which is not life threatening have been the subject of debate. In this article, we review the field of composite tissue allotransplantation.
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U2 - 10.1080/00016470510030283
DO - 10.1080/00016470510030283
M3 - Review article
C2 - 15788304
AN - SCOPUS:14744300095
SN - 0001-6470
VL - 76
SP - 14
EP - 27
JO - Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
JF - Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
IS - 1
ER -