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San Antonio military and civilian hand transplantation program: a case report
D Tuder1, W C Pederson, G A Abrahamian
1San Antonio Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234, USA. digitdoc@gmail.com
Abstract:
Presented is a report on the first female hand allotransplantation performed in the USA. The patient sustained a dominant hand amputation at the level of the wrist as a result of a bomb explosion while on active duty in the United States Air Force. A hand allotransplantation was performed at a military treatment facility by a team of physicians composed of representatives from private practice, academia, and military medical institutions.

