Publication details
Evaluation of Sentinel Skin Allograft for Monitoring of Rejection of Limb Transplants in a Rat Model
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Abstract Book 9th Congress of the International Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand |
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| Field | Surgery incl. transplantology |
| Keywords | experimental limb transplantation; monitoring of rejection; sentinel skin graft |
| Description | Findings confirm a small, but significant delay in rejection of the limb skin compared to the sentinel skin graft in almost half the limb transplant recipients. Skin grafts transplanted simultaneously with hind limbs can be a useful marker of rejection and by giving advanced warning of an impending rejection episode allow earlier intervention with salvage therapy. |