Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center
Kiwanuka H, Aycart M, Bueno E, Pomahac B, Talbot S. Experience With Patient Referrals for Upper Extremity Transplantation at a U.S. Academic Medical Center. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2017, 42: 751.e1-751.e6. PMID: 28648330, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.05.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper extremity transplantationMode of referralPhysician referralExtremity transplantationDemographic dataSelf-referred individualsSTUDY/LEVELInjury-related characteristicsPopulation of patientsU.S. academic medical centersUpper extremity disabilityClinical trial outcomesFisher's exact testAcademic medical centerChi-square testCommon indicationInjury characteristicsReferral patternsPatient referralTreatment modalitiesExtremity disabilityScreening practicesInstitutional experienceImmediate exclusionLevel IV