Future Perspectives for Hand Transplant in Iran

Abstract

Hand transplant program is a communion of physicians and researchers during the current de¬cade. 72 hands and digits were transplanted in 53 patients over the past 13 years. Unlike a solid organ transplant, hand transplantation involves various tissues, so it is called “composite tissue allotransplantation.” This article discusses the plans for performing the first hand transplant in Iran.

Keywords

• Hand
• Transplantation
• Allotransplant
• Upper limb amputation