Composite tissue allotransplantation.
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چکیده
Composite tissue allotransplantation (CTA) recently took its first steps in the clinical arena in 1998 with the successful hand transplant performed in Lyons, France. That single operation represented a culmination of many years of laboratory research in multiple fields involving integumentary/musculoskeletal transplantation. Here we review the prerequisite developments in the field of immunology, microsurgery, and pharmacotherapy that helped bring CTA to clinical reality. This new field still has many unanswered questions which are addressed below. Additionally, new evolving research in CTA is also discussed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of investigative surgery : the official journal of the Academy of Surgical Research
دوره 16 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2003