title: [Functional and morphological results of transplantation of vascularized knee joints in a dog model--a preliminary report].
abstract: Functional and morphological results of transplantation (n = 3) and replantation (n = 4) of vascularised total knee joints were compared in a canine model. Follow up time was 6 months. All vascular anastomoses remained patent and all osteotomies healed. Replanted animals displayed normal static weight bearing in contrast to the transplant recipients, which showed reduced weight bearing after 6 months compared to preoperative values. Mild to moderate signs of chronic allograft rejection were detected in all transplanted animals. Functional results were correlated with morphological outcome demonstrating the relevance of adequate control of rejection.
authors.affiliation: Departement Chirurgie, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fricker
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schläpfer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Jundt
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brennwald
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Morscher
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Regazzoni
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Heberer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000473:pathology; D007596:Joints / Q000637:transplantation*; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology*; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous; D016474:Weight-Bearing / Q000502:physiology
vernacular_title: Funktionelle und morphologische Resultate der Transplantation vaskularisierter Kniegelenke in einem Hundemodell--Ein vorläufiger Bericht.