First forearm transplantation: Outcome at 3 years

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1753-1762

  Schneeberger, S ^a   Ninkovic, M ^a,b   Gabl, M ^a   Hussl, H ^a   Rieger, M ^a   Loescher, W ^a   Zelger, B ^c   Brandacher, G ^a   Bonatti, H ^a   Hautz, T ^a   Boesmueller, C ^a   Piza Katzer, H ^a   Margreiter, R ^a  

^a INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

Author keywords

Composite tissue; Forearm; Hand transplantation; Outcome; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; BASILIXIMAB; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FOREARM TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ARM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOREARM; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250221084     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2007.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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