2018
Pediatric face transplantation
Dorante M, Tasigiorgos S, Pomahac B. Pediatric face transplantation. Current Opinion In Organ Transplantation 2018, 23: 598-604. PMID: 30080696, DOI: 10.1097/mot.0000000000000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFace transplantationPediatric hand transplantationImmunosuppression burdenRejection episodesDonor allograftsPatient demographicsPediatric patientsAppropriate patientsHand transplantationHand transplantTransplantationPediatric colleaguesPatientsYoung populationFace transplantSurgical innovationTransplantOutcomes
2016
Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation
Aycart M, Perry B, Alhefzi M, Bueno E, Kueckelhaus M, Fischer S, Pomahac B. Surgical Optimization of Motor Recovery in Face Transplantation. Journal Of Craniofacial Surgery 2016, 27: 286-292. PMID: 26967066, DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000002305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolCleft LipCleft PalateCohort StudiesComorbidityCross InfectionFacial MusclesFacial NerveFacial TransplantationFemaleHospitals, PediatricHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMotor NeuronsNerve TransferPlastic Surgery ProceduresPostoperative ComplicationsQuality ImprovementReoperationRetrospective StudiesRisk AdjustmentSmilingSurgical Wound InfectionConceptsMotor recoveryPatient 2Nerve transferNerve graftingPatient 1Devastating facial injuriesFacial nerve stumpFacial nerve reconstructionManual muscle testingFull face transplantIntraoperative soft tissueFacial nerve managementPrinciples of managementGradual improvementMuscle testingNerve reconstructionNerve stumpChallenging patientsMotor functionRetrospective analysisSensory restorationPatient's abilitySatisfactory motorFacial injuriesNerve management