TY - JOUR
T1 - Concomitant face and hand transplantation
T2 - Perfect solution or perfect storm?
AU - Gordon, Chad R.
AU - Zor, Fatih
AU - Cetrulo, Curtis
AU - Brandacher, Gerald
AU - Sacks, Justin
AU - Lee, W. P.Andrew
PY - 2011/9/1
Y1 - 2011/9/1
N2 - Face and hand composite tissue allotransplantations have evolved into a promising subset of reconstructive transplant surgery due to recent advances in immunotherapy. Concomitant composite tissue allotransplantation, which involves a variable combination of facial (myocutaneous versus osteomyocutaneous) and upper extremity (ie, various levels) composite subtypes, has been performed infrequently at this time. In this review, we will describe many reasons as to why this field remains unexplored. Undoubtedly, future investigation is warranted to investigate the potential advantages and disadvantages of using this approach versus a staged manner for alloreconstruction and to identify the complexities of cortical reorganization and rehabilitation in this setting.
AB - Face and hand composite tissue allotransplantations have evolved into a promising subset of reconstructive transplant surgery due to recent advances in immunotherapy. Concomitant composite tissue allotransplantation, which involves a variable combination of facial (myocutaneous versus osteomyocutaneous) and upper extremity (ie, various levels) composite subtypes, has been performed infrequently at this time. In this review, we will describe many reasons as to why this field remains unexplored. Undoubtedly, future investigation is warranted to investigate the potential advantages and disadvantages of using this approach versus a staged manner for alloreconstruction and to identify the complexities of cortical reorganization and rehabilitation in this setting.
KW - Concomitant face hand transplantation
KW - Gordon classification
KW - composite tissue allograft
KW - composite tissue allotransplantation
KW - facial allograft
KW - hand allograft
KW - upper extremity allotransplant
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U2 - 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31822a2c8f
DO - 10.1097/SAP.0b013e31822a2c8f
M3 - Article
C2 - 21836456
AN - SCOPUS:80052016580
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 67
SP - 309
EP - 314
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -