Lessons Learned From the First Quadruple Extremity Transplantation in the World


Nasir S. N., KILIÇ Y. A., Karaaltin M. V., ERDEM Y.

ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, cilt.73, sa.3, ss.336-340, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 73 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000279
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.336-340
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Limb transplantation is emerging as a promising area of surgery and is an indispensable alternative for prosthetic rehabilitation of amputees, the severity of which is increasing because of combat-related injuries. Successful unilateral and bilateral limb transplantations have already been performed before this operation.