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Orthotopic Hind-Limb Transplantation in Rats
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2010
Here we describe the orthotopic rat hind-limb transplantation procedure, which seems to be the gold standard in vivo model for composite tissue allotransplantation research.
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Orthotopic Hind Limb Transplantation in the Mouse
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Cited by 24 •
2016
This novel model for orthotopic hind limb transplantation in the mouse, applying a non-suture cuff technique for super-microvascular anastomosis, provides a powerful tool for in vivo mechanistic immunological research related to vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA).
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Arteries of Lower Limbs
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2024
The external iliac artery transitions out of the body cavity, entering the femoral region of the lower leg, and is renamed the femoral artery at the point where it traverses the body wall. This artery is responsible for the distribution of blood to the thigh's deep muscles and the skin's ventral and lateral regions, achieved through several minor branches and the lateral deep femoral artery, which also spawns a lateral circumflex artery. The knee area receives blood from the genicular artery,...
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Veins of Lower Limbs
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2024
The human body consists of an intricate network of veins responsible for the crucial task of blood drainage from the lower limbs. These veins can be categorized into two main types: deep veins and superficial veins. Formed by the union of the medial and lateral plantar veins, the posterior tibial vein, rising through the calf muscle, assimilates the fibular vein. The anterior tibial vein, a superior extension of the foot's dorsalis pedis vein, merges with the posterior tibial vein at the knee,...
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Innovative Strategies for Organ Preservation in Heart Transplantation: Uniform Cooling Preservation and Ex-situ Normothermic Perfusion
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2025
Donor heart preservation is a major determinant of success in heart transplantation. Technological advances have led to optimizing the conditions of preservation, along with a more accurate assessment of the donor heart before transplantation. We herein describe two innovative technologies currently applied for cardiac preservation: uniform cooling preservation and normothermic ex-situ heart perfusion.
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Controlling local infection helps prevent ongoing tissue damage and creates conditions in which wound repair can proceed. Antimicrobial therapy targets the infectious component, while wound management supports the local environment and debridement removes nonviable tissue when necessary. Together, these measures can help limit infection-related deterioration and preserve viable tissue that contributes to limb function.
Adequate tissue perfusion is important because healing requires support from the blood supply reaching injured tissue. When circulation is insufficient, revascularization may be included in a coordinated treatment plan to improve perfusion. Its relevance extends beyond circulation alone: improved blood flow supports wound management and tissue repair, making preservation more feasible.
The immune response must be guided carefully during limb preservation. Treatment aims to support the immune processes that contribute to wound healing while limiting immune-related tissue damage. This balance is especially relevant when infection is present, because controlling local infection and promoting repair must occur together rather than treating healing and inflammation as separate concerns.
A coordinated pathway may combine antimicrobial therapy, debridement, revascularization, wound management, and rehabilitation. Debridement addresses nonviable tissue when necessary, revascularization targets inadequate perfusion, and wound management supports repair. Clinicians tailor the combination to the underlying condition, while rehabilitation helps maintain or recover function as medical and surgical care progresses.
Early recognition allows infection-related problems to be addressed before they contribute to further tissue damage. Multidisciplinary care brings medical, surgical, and rehabilitative perspectives together, helping align infection control, tissue repair, perfusion support, and functional recovery. This coordinated approach is important because no single intervention addresses every factor influencing the condition of an injured or diseased limb.
Successful limb preservation can reduce disability while supporting mobility and quality of life. Outcomes depend on coordinating infection control, tissue perfusion, wound healing, and rehabilitation around the underlying condition. Maintaining viable tissue and function can therefore provide benefits beyond avoiding amputation, including better physical capability and a stronger basis for continued recovery.