Hurwitz P J
Plast Reconstr Surg. 1979 Aug;64(2):221-31. doi: 10.1097/00006534-197908000-00015.
Metacarpophalangeal joints in dogs were transplanted with microvascular anastomoses. Some were transplanted as half-joints, others as whole joints, and these dogs were followed for up to 5 1/2 months. When a half-joint was transplanted within the foot, the joint movement became restricted but the vascularized half-joints were well preserved with only slight damage and well-preserved epiphyseal plates--compared to severe damage of the articular cartilage and destruction of the epiphyseal plates in the non-vascularized joint transplants. Vascularized whole joint transplants within the foot were indistinguishable macroscopically and microscopically from normal joints, and they had only a slight restriction of joint movement. They took up tetracycline from the circulation, demonstrating their viability.
对犬的掌指关节进行了微血管吻合移植。一些作为半关节移植，另一些作为全关节移植，并对这些犬进行了长达5个半月的随访。当半关节移植到足部时，关节活动受限，但血管化的半关节保存良好，仅有轻微损伤，骨骺板保存完好——相比之下，非血管化关节移植的关节软骨严重损伤，骨骺板破坏。足部血管化全关节移植在宏观和微观上与正常关节无异，关节活动仅有轻微受限。它们从循环中摄取四环素，证明了其存活能力。
