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G O Hofmann1, M H Kirschner, F D Wagner, W Land, V Bühren.
Abstract
In this paper we report the first successful allogeneic vascularized transplantation of a fresh and perfused human knee joint. A 17-year-old male had lost his knee in a motorvehicle accident. The graft was harvested from a multiorgan donor, perfused with 41 UW solution and transplanted within 21 h. Osteosyntheses were performed employing intramedullary nails. Immunosuppression was based mainly on two drugs: cyclosporin A and azathioprine. Five months after the operation the patient is fully mobilized, and the graft perfusion still intact. Osteotomies of the femur and tibia demonstrate callus formation and osseous consolidation.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID： 9061165 DOI： 10.1007/bf00426059
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg ISSN： 0936-8051 Impact factor: 3.067