title: [Observation of healing process of operative wound in the first Polish upper limb transplant].
abstract: The goal of this paper was to present the healing process of the operative wound of the hand transplant. The recipient was a man, 32 years of age who lost his right dominant hand 14 years ago, as a result of an accident. The transplant was made at the level of the halves of a forearm. The total ischemia time was 10.5 hrs. The recipient was qualified by a tedious process of preparation, he was thoroughly informed about all of the risks involved. The wound was primarily closed with loose sutures, without a skin graft. The healing process was complicated by creation of a large hematoma, wound dispersal and candida infection. The granulation process was very slow. Only traditional dressings were applied. The secondary wound closure was performed with a skin graft, the healing was ended after 64 days. Within this period neither general infection nor rejection symptoms were observed.
authors: Oddział Chirurgii Ogólnej, Pododdział Replantacji Kończyn Szpitala im. św Jadwigi Slaskiej w Trzebnicy.
authors: Jerzy
authors: J
authors: Jabłecki
authors: Leszek
authors: L
authors: Kaczmarzyk
authors: Adam
authors: A
authors: Domanasiewicz
authors: Janusz
authors: J
authors: Kaczmarzyk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D063987:Hand Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016378:Tissue Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000601:surgery; D014945:Wound Healing