Reconstructive Transplant Research
Vision - Removing the barriers to vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA)
Many factors related to weaponry, personal protection, and trauma care during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom resulted in greater survival of those sustaining increasingly severe combat injuries, particularly injuries to the face and the extremities. The intent of the RTR program is to advance the field of VCA to make the procedure possible for a broader population of patients, and to restore our wounded warriors to duty or to meaningful lives. The RTR program was initiated in 2012 to fund innovative projects in an array of topic areas within the field of VCA. Beneficiaries of the techniques and technologies developed with this funding include injured Service Members, Veterans, their caregivers, and family members, as well as civilians who have suffered catastrophic tissue loss.
Congressional Appropriations
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$45 million
FY12-15 -
$12 million
FY16
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Vision
Removing the barriers to vascularized composite allotransplantation (VCA)
Mission
Delivering innovative solutions in the field of vascularized composite allotransplantation to restore form, function, and appearance to those who have been catastrophically injured.
Last updated Wednesday September 07 2016