Review of machine perfusion studies in vascularized composite allotransplant preservation
The applications of Vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) are increasing since the first successful hand transplantation in 1998. However, the abundance of muscle tissue makes VCA's vulnerable to ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI), which has detrimental effects on the outcome of the p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Transplantation |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frtra.2023.1323387/full |