Concomitant face and hand transplantation: Perfect solution or perfect storm?

Chad R. Gordon; Fatih Zor; Curtis Cetrulo; Gerald Brandacher; Justin Sacks; W. P.Andrew Lee

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Concomitant face and hand transplantation: Perfect solution or perfect storm?

Chad R. Gordon, Fatih Zor, Curtis Cetrulo, Gerald Brandacher, Justin Sacks, W. P.Andrew Lee

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Abstract

Face and hand composite tissue allotransplantations have evolved into a promising subset of reconstructive transplant surgery due to recent advances in immunotherapy. Concomitant composite tissue allotransplantation, which involves a variable combination of facial (myocutaneous versus osteomyocutaneous) and upper extremity (ie, various levels) composite subtypes, has been performed infrequently at this time. In this review, we will describe many reasons as to why this field remains unexplored. Undoubtedly, future investigation is warranted to investigate the potential advantages and disadvantages of using this approach versus a staged manner for alloreconstruction and to identify the complexities of cortical reorganization and rehabilitation in this setting.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	309-314
Number of pages	6
Journal	Annals of plastic surgery
Volume	67
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/SAP.0b013e31822a2c8f
State	Published - Sep 1 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Concomitant face hand transplantation
Gordon classification
composite tissue allograft
composite tissue allotransplantation
facial allograft
hand allograft
upper extremity allotransplant

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Surgery

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