Reconstructive Transplantation 2023. 031-21520-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-21520-9
Mario A. Aycart, Sarah E. Kinsley, Leonardo V. Riella, and Simon G. Talbot
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has a rich tradition in transplantation dating back to Dr. Joseph Murray’s first successful human kidney transplantation in identical twins in 1954. Our VCA program began with our Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval of our face transplantation protocol in 2008. Our hand transplantation program followed closely thereafter in 2009 with our hand transplantation clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT01293214) under IRB-approved protocol #2009P01719. We have performed four bilateral upper extremity transplants since 2011. The program is still active, caring for post-transplantation.
Figure. Obstacles to upper extremity transplantation
