The case for lower extremity allotransplantation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1272-1277

  Carty, Matthew J ^a,b   Zuker, Ronald ^b   Cavadas, Pedro ^b   Pribaz, Julian J ^b   Talbot, Simon G ^b   Pomahac, Bohdan ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SickKids Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ALLOTRANSPLANTATION; ARM; DISABLED PERSON; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INNERVATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSPLANTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

AMPUTEES; ARM; GRAFT REJECTION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFANT; LEG; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84879925965     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e31828bd1a5     Document Type: Article

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