Restoration of facial form and function after severe disfigurement from burn injury by a composite facial allograft

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 386-393

  Pomahac, B ^a   Pribaz, J ^a   Eriksson, E ^a   Annino, D ^a   Caterson, S ^a   Sampson, C ^a   Chun, Y ^a   Orgill, D ^a   Nowinski, D ^a   Tullius, S G ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite tissue allotransplantation; electrical burn; facial allograft; facial disfigurement; immunosuppression; restorative surgery

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE; METRONIDAZOLE;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE ALLOGRAFT; BURN; CASE REPORT; COMPOSITE GRAFT; FACE DEFORMITY; FACE TISSUE ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; FEEDING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MALE; NOSE BREATHING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSACEA; SENSATION; SKIN REDNESS; SOFT TISSUE; SPEECH;

BURNS, ELECTRIC; FACIAL INJURIES; FACIAL TRANSPLANTATION; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ROSACEA;

EID: 79551484958     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2010.03368.x     Document Type: Article

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