Feasibility and Perception of Cross-sex Face Transplantation to Expand the Donor Pool
Background:. A major challenge in face transplantation (FT) is the limited donor allograft pool. This study aimed to investigate the feasibility of cross-sex FT (CSFT) for donor pool expansion by: (1) comparing craniomaxillofacial metrics following CSFT versus same-sex FT (SSFT); and (2) evaluating...
Main Authors: | Michael Sosin, MD, Isabel S. Robinson, MD, Gustave K. Diep, MD, Allyson R. Alfonso, BS, BA, Samantha G. Maliha, MD, Daniel J. Ceradini, MD, Jamie P. Levine, MD, David A. Staffenberg, MD, Pierre B. Saadeh, MD, Eduardo D. Rodriguez, MD, DDS |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer
2020-09-01
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Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
Online Access: | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003100 |
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