Complications and salvage of an ectopically replanted thumb. Plast Reconstr Surg 1996 Mar;97(3):637-40
Date
03/01/1996Pubmed ID
8596798DOI
10.1097/00006534-199603000-00024Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0030046389 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 23 CitationsAbstract
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 JRAuthors
William W. Dzwierzynski MD Professor in the Plastic Surgery department at Medical College of WisconsinHani 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, OccupationalAdult
Amputation, Traumatic
Fractures, Comminuted
Hand Injuries
Humans
Male
Microsurgery
Postoperative Complications
Reoperation
Replantation
Thumb
Toes
Transplantation, Autologous