| Literature DB >> 22051391 |
Vijay S Gorantla1, Gerald Brandacher, Stefan Schneeberger, Xin Xiao Zheng, Albert D Donnenberg, Joseph E Losee, W P Andrew Lee.
Abstract
Upper extremity transplantation is an innovative reconstructive strategy with potential of immediate clinical application and the most near-term pay-off for select amputees, allowing reintegration into employment and society. Routine applicability and widespread impact of such strategies for the upper extremity amputees with devastating limb loss could be enabled by implementation of cellular therapies that integrate and unify the concepts of transplant tolerance induction with those of reconstructive transplantation. Such therapies offer the promise of minimizing the risks, maximizing the benefits and optimizing outcomes of these innovative procedures. Copyright ÂEntities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22051391 DOI: 10.1016/j.hcl.2011.08.008
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hand Clin ISSN: 0749-0712 Impact factor: 1.907