TY - CHAP
T1 - World experience of hand transplantation-independent assessment
AU - Lee, W. P.Andrew
AU - Sacks, Justin M.
AU - Horibe, Cedric Elaine K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Human hand transplantation, in the modern era of immunosuppression, began in 1998 when the first case was performed in Lyon, France. Since that time multiple hand transplants have been performed around the world. The peak incidence was in 2000 with seven hand transplants, four being unilateral and three bilateral (Fig. 14.1). Through 2003, 18 hand transplants had been confirmed. Following an approximately 3-year hiatus with no reported hand transplants, two additional transplants were performed in 2006. Two patients, whose hand allografts had been removed because of rejection, underwent the original operations in 1998 and 1999.
AB - Human hand transplantation, in the modern era of immunosuppression, began in 1998 when the first case was performed in Lyon, France. Since that time multiple hand transplants have been performed around the world. The peak incidence was in 2000 with seven hand transplants, four being unilateral and three bilateral (Fig. 14.1). Through 2003, 18 hand transplants had been confirmed. Following an approximately 3-year hiatus with no reported hand transplants, two additional transplants were performed in 2006. Two patients, whose hand allografts had been removed because of rejection, underwent the original operations in 1998 and 1999.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-0-387-74682-1_14
DO - 10.1007/978-0-387-74682-1_14
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:69549099790
SN - 9780387746814
SP - 193
EP - 208
BT - Transplantation of Composite Tissue Allografts
PB - Springer US
ER -