Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Hand Transplantation

Hand transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient receives a new hand, with connected nerves and blood vessels, from a donor. The procedure is complex and requires significant expertise, including a multidisciplinary medical team to evaluate donor tissue suitability, an immunologists to minimize the ri…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 7 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 18× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2576-9359 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Hand transplantation is a surgical procedure in which a patient receives a new hand, with connected nerves and blood vessels, from a donor. The procedure is complex and requires significant expertise, including a multidisciplinary medical team to evaluate donor tissue suitability, an immunologists to minimize the risk of tissue rejection, and surgeons to connect the new hand to the patient. Hand transplantation can greatly improve a person's quality of life by allowing them to perform activities and tasks that were not possible before. This includes the regaining of lost functions such as grasp and pinch, as well as the restoration of normal aesthetic appearance. Hand transplantation offers a valuable alternative to prosthetics, which are incapable of providing tactile sensation, movement and power.

Research published in this journal

7 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 7 articles above have been cited 18 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Hand Transplantation, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Organ Transplantation (ISSN 2576-9359).

Journal editorial board
Francesca Diomede · Italy Luca Peruzzotti-Jametti · United Kingdom Karolina Golab · United States

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