Recently, composite tissue allotransplantation was introduced as a potential clinical
treatment for complex reconstructive procedures, including tumor ablative operations …

Currently, feasibility of face transplantation was confirmed; however, the life-long
immunosuppressive protocols bearing serious side effects are still required to prevent face …

Reconstructive transplantation represents a bona fide option for select patients with
devastating tissue loss, which could better restore the appearance, anatomy, and function …

Neural tissue is an important soft tissue; for instance, craniofacial nerves govern several
aspects of human behavior, including the expression of speech, emotion transmission …

Objectives: Our hands play a remarkable role in our activities of daily living and the make-up
of our identities. In the United States, an estimated 41,000 individuals live with upper limb …

Severe trauma, tumor removal or congenital defects may result in composite tissue deficits,
in which despite the best reconstructive efforts, functional and esthetic outcomes are poor …

Sensory assessment of the skin is essential to document the function of the sensory fibers of
the tested nerves. The Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments, disk-criminator, electrodiagnostic …

The sensory innervation of the dental mesenchyme is essential for tooth function and
protection. Sensory innervation of the dental pulp is mediated by axons originating from the …

Introduction Whole eye transplantation (WET) holds promise for vision restoration in
devastating/disabling visual loss (congenital or traumatic) not amenable to surgical or …

Cellular and vascularized bone marrow cells have been used to induce donor‐specific
chimerism in various models of composite tissue allotransplantation. Although thymus …