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A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers
Replantation of digital amputations is now the accepted standard of care. However, rarely will a replantation surgeon be presented with amputated fingers which have been previously replanted. In our literature search, we could find only one publication where a replanted thumb suffered amputation and...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012787/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33814748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723911 |
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author | Bharathi, Ravindra Bhardwaj, Praveen Varadharajan, Vigneswaran Venkatramani, Hari Sabapathy, S Raja |
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description | Replantation of digital amputations is now the accepted standard of care. However, rarely will a replantation surgeon be presented with amputated fingers which have been previously replanted. In our literature search, we could find only one publication where a replanted thumb suffered amputation and was successfully replanted again. We report the technical challenges and the outcome of replanting two fingers which suffered amputation 40 months after the initial replantation and were successfully replanted again. Replantation was critical since the amputated fingers were the only two complete fingers in that hand which had initially suffered a four-finger amputation. The second-time replantation of previously replanted fingers is reported to allay the concern of the reconstructive surgeon when faced with this unique situation of “repeat amputation of the replanted finger.” Second-time replantation is feasible and is associated with high-patient satisfaction. Replantation must be attempted especially in the event of multiple digit amputations. |
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spelling | pubmed-80127872021-04-02 A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers Bharathi, Ravindra Bhardwaj, Praveen Varadharajan, Vigneswaran Venkatramani, Hari Sabapathy, S Raja Indian J Plast Surg Replantation of digital amputations is now the accepted standard of care. However, rarely will a replantation surgeon be presented with amputated fingers which have been previously replanted. In our literature search, we could find only one publication where a replanted thumb suffered amputation and was successfully replanted again. We report the technical challenges and the outcome of replanting two fingers which suffered amputation 40 months after the initial replantation and were successfully replanted again. Replantation was critical since the amputated fingers were the only two complete fingers in that hand which had initially suffered a four-finger amputation. The second-time replantation of previously replanted fingers is reported to allay the concern of the reconstructive surgeon when faced with this unique situation of “repeat amputation of the replanted finger.” Second-time replantation is feasible and is associated with high-patient satisfaction. Replantation must be attempted especially in the event of multiple digit amputations. Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2021-01 2021-03-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8012787/ /pubmed/33814748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723911 Text en Association of Plastic Surgeons of India. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial-License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commercial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License, which permits unrestricted reproduction and distribution, for non-commercial purposes only; and use and reproduction, but not distribution, of adapted material for non-commercial purposes only, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Bharathi, Ravindra Bhardwaj, Praveen Varadharajan, Vigneswaran Venkatramani, Hari Sabapathy, S Raja A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title | A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title_full | A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title_fullStr | A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title_full_unstemmed | A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title_short | A Unique Case of Replantation of Previously Replanted Fingers |
title_sort | unique case of replantation of previously replanted fingers |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8012787/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33814748 http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1723911 |
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