title: Future perspectives for hand transplant in iran.
abstract: Hand transplant program is a communion of physicians and researchers during the current decade. 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fatemi
authors.affiliation: Traumatic Veterans Management Center, Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affair, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Masoumi
authors.affiliation: Traumatic Veterans Management Center, Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affair, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Esfandiari
keywords: Allotransplant; Hand; Transplantation; Upper limb amputation