The first composite face and maxilla transplant

Larrabee and Hilger comment on Alam et al's article, The Technical and Anatomical Aspects of the World's First Near-Total Human Face and Maxilla Transplant. The thought-provoking article by Alam et al is based on the operative procedure protocol he authored and his role as the primary micr...

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Published in:JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2009-11, Vol.302 (20), p.2250-2251
Main Authors: Larrabee, Wayne F, Hilger, Peter A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Face
Maxillofacial surgery
Plastic surgery
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Summary:Larrabee and Hilger comment on Alam et al's article, The Technical and Anatomical Aspects of the World's First Near-Total Human Face and Maxilla Transplant. The thought-provoking article by Alam et al is based on the operative procedure protocol he authored and his role as the primary microvascular surgeon in the first composite tissue face and maxilla transplant. The technical aspects, as highlighted in the article, are far more complex with the composite tissue allografts requiring integration of both the donor and recipient tissues at bony and soft tissue interfaces as well as anastomosis of vessels and sensory and motor nerves. Success would be judged by restoration of form and function.
ISSN:0098-7484
1538-3598
DOI:10.1001/jama.2009.1666