First U.S. near-total human face transplantation: A paradigm shift for massive complex injuries

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 111-122

  Siemionow, Maria Z ^a   Papay, Frank ^a   Djohan, Risal ^a   Bernard, Steven ^a   Gordon, Chad R ^a   Alam, Daniel ^a   Hendrickson, Mark ^a   Lohman, Robert ^a   Eghtesad, Bijan ^a   Fung, John ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONVALESCENCE; FACE INJURY; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PATIENT SELECTION; PLASTIC SURGERY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; OHIO; PATIENT SELECTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 75149122551     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181c15c4c     Document Type: Article

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