2013, Volume 6, Issue 1, pp 40 – 44

Transplantation of composite tissue allografts. Scientific bases and clinical applications

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Correspondence to:: Carmen Giuglea, MD, PhD Clinical Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, “Sf. Ioan" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Bucharest, 13 Vitan Barzesti Road, District 4, code 042122, Bucharest, Romania Phone: + 40 21 334 51 70, Fax: + 40 21 334 51 70, E-mail: giugleacarmen@yahoo.com

Abstract

Plastic surgery is by excellence a surgery in permanent search for new reconstructive options. In the last 50 years researches in the field of allotransplantation led to obtaining promising results for solving difficult cases when autologous tissues are not available for reconstruction, despite all the bioethical issues of this subject. This field of composite tissue transplantation evolved constantly, the top of it being total face transplantation, successfully accomplished while being based on the knowledge accumulated. There are many clinical applications of CTA, hand transplantation or only flexor tendon apparatus, lower limb, partial or complete face transplantations represent the most important part for us, plastic surgeons for obtaining the best reconstruction possible.

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Article Publishing Date (print): 15-03-2013
Available Online: 25-03-2013

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ISSN Printing: 1844-122X
ISSN Online: 1844-3117
Journal Title: Journal of Medicine and Life

Copyright License: Open Access

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