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Complications and salvage of an ectopically replanted thumb. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Mar;97(3):637-40

Date

03/01/1996

Pubmed ID

8596798

DOI

10.1097/00006534-199603000-00024

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-0030046389 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   23 Citations

Abstract

The ectopic replantation of a thumb is described after a mutilating hand injury. The case was followed by a series of complications and surgical procedures to treat these complications. Through perseverance and multiple microsurgical procedures the patient attained a functional hand. The patient's psychological and physical course is described.

Author List

Yousif NJ, Dzwierzynski WW, Anderson RC, Matloub HS, Sanger JR

Authors

William W. Dzwierzynski MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Hani S. Matloub MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin
James R. Sanger MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Accidents, Occupational
Adult
Amputation, Traumatic
Fractures, Comminuted
Hand Injuries
Humans
Male
Microsurgery
Postoperative Complications
Reoperation
Replantation
Thumb
Toes
Transplantation, Autologous