2015
Transformation of Face Transplants: Volumetric and Morphologic Graft Changes Resemble Aging After Facial Allotransplantation
Kueckelhaus M, Turk M, Kumamaru K, Wo L, Bueno E, Lian C, Alhefzi M, Aycart M, Fischer S, De Girolami U, Murphy G, Rybicki F, Pomahac B. Transformation of Face Transplants: Volumetric and Morphologic Graft Changes Resemble Aging After Facial Allotransplantation. American Journal Of Transplantation 2015, 16: 968-978. PMID: 26639618, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.13544.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term outcomesFacial allograftFacial allotransplantationSuperior long-term outcomesShort-term resultsRisk-benefit assessmentSoft tissue volumeSignificant volume lossTransplant recipientsVolume lossDiagnostic evaluationDonor selectionMuscle biopsyHistological evaluationComputed tomographyBone atrophyAllograftsFuture clinical routineNormal anatomyRecipient tissuesAllotransplantationClinical routineMorphometric changesSoft tissueMuscle fibers
2009
Use of a smooth, resorbable template for delivery of cultured pellets of autologous chondrocytes to articular cartilage defects--preliminary report.
Pomahac B, Zuhaili B, Kudsi Y, Aflaki P, Eriksson E. Use of a smooth, resorbable template for delivery of cultured pellets of autologous chondrocytes to articular cartilage defects--preliminary report. Eplasty 2009, 9: e35. PMID: 19784362, PMCID: PMC2741494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutologous chondrocyte transplantationControl groupChondrocyte pelletsArticular cartilage defectsNew Zealand white rabbitsZealand white rabbitsCartilage defectsExtracellular matrix depositionWeeks posttransplantationTransplanted groupLactoSorb platesSurgical proceduresHistological evaluationWhite rabbitsFemoral condyleChondrocyte transplantationInvasive meansTransplantationFibrous tissueCostal cartilageAdjacent intact cartilageResorbable carriersChondrocyte suspensionPreliminary reportDedifferentiation of chondrocytes