Lessons Learned From the First Quadruple Extremity Transplantation in the World
ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY, vol.73, no.3, pp.336-340, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 73 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.1097/sap.0000000000000279
- Journal Name: ANNALS OF PLASTIC SURGERY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.336-340
- Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
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.