Pasquina PF, Bryant PR, Huang ME, Roberts TL, Nelson VS, Flood KM. Advances in
amputee care. This self-directed learning module highlights the recent innovations in …

The aim of this work is to compare disabilities of the upper limb before and after hand
allograft transplantation (HAT), and to describe the side effects of immunosuppressive (IS) …

Background The risk to benefit ratio of face transplantation with a composite tissue allograft
remains debatable, although this procedure is technically feasible. We report here a 1-year …

Background Progress in composite tissue allotransplantation could provide a new treatment
for patients with severe facial disfigurements. We did a partial facial allotransplantation in …

Speaking for the Dead is an incisive examination of the highly topical and often controversial
issues surrounding the use of human cadavers in scientific research. Fully revised and …

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

Background. Up to date, 24 hands/thumbs have been transplanted in 18 patients. We herein
report on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection, disease, and the adopted treatment. Methods …

The feasibility of hand transplantation has been demonstrated, both surgically and
immunologically. Levels of immunosuppression comparable to regimens used in solid organ …

Advances in immunosuppressive treatments and microsurgical techniques have rendered
allotransplantation of composite tissues (ie heterogeneous, non‐organ tissues) possible in …

Background: Reconstruction of facial defects in burn, trauma, and head–neck cancer
patients is challenging. The lack of autogenous tissue availability and the need to match …