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Reconstructive Transplantation: From Scientific Dream to Clinical Reality

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The Science of Reconstructive Transplantation

Part of the book series: Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine ((STEMCELL))

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Many breakthroughs in medicine, surgery, and basic and translational research enabled the development of vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) from a scientific dream into a critically important reconstructive modality and clinical realty for patients not amenable to conventional treatment options. This chapter reviews the history of these developments and how they have facilitated and contributed to the advent of a new era in transplantation.

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  1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) Laboratory, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Gerald Brandacher

  2. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center 8152F, 601 North Caroline Street, 21287, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Saami Khalifian & W.P. Andrew Lee MD

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Brandacher, G., Khalifian, S., Lee, W. (2015). Reconstructive Transplantation: From Scientific Dream to Clinical Reality. In: Brandacher, G. (eds) The Science of Reconstructive Transplantation. Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine. Humana Press, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2071-6_1

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