NDLI: Hand transplantation--Polish program.

Content Provider	World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus
Author	Jablecki, J. Kaczmarzyk, L. Domanasiewicz, A. Chelmonski, A. Boratynska, M. Patrzalek, D.
Spatial Coverage	Poland
Description	Country affiliation: Poland Author Affiliation: Jablecki J ( Subdepartment of Limb Replantation of St Jadwiga of Silesia Hospital, Trzebnica, Poland. jerzy.jablecki@interia.pl)
Abstract	BACKGROUND: Hand transplantations (HTs) are performed in specialized centers proceeding within a board-accepted transplantation program. In Poland such requirements are met by the Subdepartment or Replantation of Limbs of St. Jadwiga Hospital in Trzebnica. The goal of this study was to present the experience of the Center after 3 years of activity. MATERIAL AND METHODS: On creating the 'waiting list of would-be hand recipients,' we adhered to the inclusion criteria commonly used by other centers. Among 52 potential candidates seen over a 4-year period, the selection process and inclusion criteria yielded 13 patients who were preliminary candidates for an HT. They proceeded to a formal hospital admission to obtain a detailed evaluation including invasive diagnostic tests. The group consisted of 12 men of age 21-42 years with single dominant hand amputations and 1 woman of 23 years with amputations of both hands. Within this group we performed 3 HTs in 3 men of 32, 42, and 30 years old: 2006 and in 2007 at mid-forearm level and in 2008 at the distal forearm level. The times elapsed from amputation to HT were 14, 6, and 7 years, respectively. RESULTS: The first patient achieved total motion of fingers equal to 63% of that of his unaffected hand. Evaluation using the SF-36 protocol gave a result of 50; by DASH, 95; by CFSS (according to Lanzetta and Petruzzo), 84 (excellent). He had only 1 mild rejection episode. Our second HT failed. The third patient has a good hand function, namely, 80% of the finger motion of the unaffected hand and sensitivity reaching his finger tips. No rejection episodes were observed. CONCLUSION: On the basis of these results, we plan to proceed with the hand transplantation program.
File Format	HTM / HTML
ISSN	00411345
Issue Number	8
Journal	Transplantation Proceedings
Volume Number	42
e-ISSN	18732623
Language	English
Publisher	Elsevier
Publisher Date	2010-10-01
Publisher Place	United States
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Discipline Transplantation__semicolon__medicine Hand Transplantation Humans Poland Journal Article
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Transplantation Surgery

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