Gerald Brandacher
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Muss T, Loftin A, Zamore Z, Drivas E, Guo Y, Zhang Y, et al.
Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open
. 2024 Nov;
12(11):e6271.
PMID: 39534373
Background: Ex vivo machine perfusion (EVMP) is a versatile platform utilized in vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA) to prolong preservation, salvage tissue, and evaluate graft viability. However, there is no consensus...
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Downey M, Sidoti C, Ferzola A, Anderson N, Sung H, Van Pilsum Rasmussen S, et al.
Prog Transplant
. 2024 Aug;
34(3):130-137.
PMID: 39095046
Improving public awareness about the opportunity to become a vascularized composite allograft (VCA) donor is crucial to increasing access to organs. Prior research identified a need for comprehensive and comprehensible...
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Kumnig M, Kobler C, Zaccardelli A, Brandacher G, Talbot S
Front Transplant
. 2024 Jul;
3:1406626.
PMID: 38993746
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation (VCA) offers a unique option to restore form and function after limb loss or facial trauma that cannot be satisfactorily accomplished through traditional prosthetics or reconstructions. Establishing...
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Rezwan S, Aravind P, Puthumana J, Brandacher G, Cooney C
Cureus
. 2024 Jun;
16(5):e60941.
PMID: 38910738
Introduction As of 2008, the United States had 41,000 people living with upper extremity amputation. This number is projected to reach 300,000 by 2050. Human upper extremity transplantation (HUET) may...
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Rezwan S, Puthumana J, Brandacher G, Cooney C
Cureus
. 2024 Jun;
16(5):e59746.
PMID: 38841001
Introduction To date, upper extremity transplantation (UET) is the most frequently performed vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA). Perceptions regarding upper extremity donation among Americans, particularly in veterans and service members (VSMs),...
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Salehi S, Lippert Lozano E, Zhang Y, Guo Y, Liu R, Tran K, et al.
Bioengineering (Basel)
. 2024 Apr;
11(4).
PMID: 38671729
Static cold storage (SCS), the current clinical gold standard for organ preservation, provides surgeons with a limited window of time between procurement and transplantation. In vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA), this...
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Muss T, Loftin A, Oh B, Brandacher G
Curr Opin Organ Transplant
. 2023 Oct;
28(6):419-424.
PMID: 37823760
Purpose Of Review: A major hurdle hindering more widespread application of reconstructive transplantation is the very limited cold ischemia time (CIT) of vascularized composite allografts (VCAs). In this review, we...
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Frost C, Salous A, Ketheeswaran S, Ngaage L, Hanwright P, Ghergherehchi C, et al.
Plast Reconstr Surg
. 2023 Sep;
154(3):563-571.
PMID: 37734115
Background: Polyethylene glycol (PEG) can fuse severed closely apposed axolemmas and restore axonal continuity. The authors evaluated the effects of PEG fusion on functional recovery in a rodent forelimb model...
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Ton C, Salehi S, Abasi S, Aggas J, Liu R, Brandacher G, et al.
J Transl Med
. 2023 Sep;
21(1):609.
PMID: 37684651
Vascularized composite allotransplantation can improve quality of life and restore functionality. However, the complex tissue composition of vascularized composite allografts (VCAs) presents unique clinical challenges that increase the likelihood of...
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Longo B, Bound Alberti F, Pomahac B, Pribaz J, Meningaud J, Lengele B, et al.
Am J Transplant
. 2023 Sep;
24(1):104-114.
PMID: 37666457
Face transplantation is a viable reconstructive approach for severe craniofacial defects. Despite the evolution witnessed in the field, ethical aspects, clinical and psychosocial implications, public perception, and economic sustainability remain...