A review of muscle transplantation in mammals

Recent research in the field of mammalian muscle transplantation is reviewed with respect to the typical postoperative course of a free muscle graft. Several questions of clinical relevance are discussed, such as 1) whether or not predenervation of a muscle graft is necessary, 2) the issue of survival vs. regeneration of muscle fibres within the graft, and 3) whether or not a muscle must be grafted as an intact anatomical unit. In addition problems of neuromuscular relations are discussed.