Hand Transplantation

"Hand Transplantation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The transference of a complete HAND, as a composite of many tissue types, from one individual to another.

Descriptor ID	D063987
MeSH Number(s)	E04.936.450.825.500
Concept/Terms	Hand Transplantation Hand Transplantation Transplantation, Hand

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Hand Transplantation".

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment [E]
Surgical Procedures, Operative [E04]
Transplantation [E04.936]
Organ Transplantation [E04.936.450]
Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation [E04.936.450.825]
Hand Transplantation [E04.936.450.825.500]

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