TY - JOUR
T1 - The current state of hand transplantation
AU - Shores, Jaimie T.
AU - Imbriglia, Joseph E.
AU - Lee, W. P.Andrew
N1 - Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2011/11
Y1 - 2011/11
N2 - Hand transplantation is the most common form of modern composite tissue allotransplantation. Successful application of this technology requires a multidisciplinary approach incorporating not only skilled hand surgeons, transplant surgeons, and transplant immunologists, but also hand therapists, psychiatrists, medical specialists, anesthesiologists, and others. Functional outcomes can be life changing for properly selected candidates. Hand transplantation is becoming more common, with more centers offering this relatively new reconstructive modality. Its success depends on proper patient selection, a technically successful operation, postoperative rehabilitation, and an immunotherapy protocol that prevents rejection but has minimal or acceptable morbidity.
AB - Hand transplantation is the most common form of modern composite tissue allotransplantation. Successful application of this technology requires a multidisciplinary approach incorporating not only skilled hand surgeons, transplant surgeons, and transplant immunologists, but also hand therapists, psychiatrists, medical specialists, anesthesiologists, and others. Functional outcomes can be life changing for properly selected candidates. Hand transplantation is becoming more common, with more centers offering this relatively new reconstructive modality. Its success depends on proper patient selection, a technically successful operation, postoperative rehabilitation, and an immunotherapy protocol that prevents rejection but has minimal or acceptable morbidity.
KW - CTA
KW - Hand transplant
KW - composite tissue allotransplantation
KW - graft
KW - immunoregulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.001
DO - 10.1016/j.jhsa.2011.09.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 22036285
AN - SCOPUS:80055031342
SN - 0363-5023
VL - 36
SP - 1862
EP - 1867
JO - Journal of Hand Surgery
JF - Journal of Hand Surgery
IS - 11
ER -