Clinical evaluation of two bilateral hand allotransplantations at six and three years follow-up

Chirurgie de la Main

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 109-117

  Herzberg, G ^a   Weppe, F ^a   Masson, N ^a   Gueffier, X ^a   Erhard, L ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Bilateral hand transplantation; Composite tissue transplantation; Hand amputation; Immunosuppression

Indexed keywords

MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAFT REJECTION; HAND AMPUTATION; HAND FUNCTION; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; MYOELECTRICITY; ORGAN DONOR; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 46149096214     PISSN: 12973203     EISSN: 17696666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.main.2008.02.002     Document Type: Article

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