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Replantation in trauma

Department of Plastic Surgery, Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK, jillwebb{at}doctors.org.uk

Following the first successful digital replant in 1968, replantation after traumatic amputation of the upper limb has become the norm in carefully selected patients. With good communication between the receiving emergency department and microsurgical team, the correct patients can be given appropriate priority and managed smoothly through their complex treatment. This article reviews the indications, initial management, surgical techniques, complications and the ex pected outcomes for upper limb replantation. This will help the nonmicrosurgeon explain to patients who have had an amputation the process of replantation and what they might expect after transfer to the microsurgical team, and it gives an overview of replantation for junior trainee microsurgeons.

Key Words: decision-making and replantation • preoperative care • postoperative care • rehabilitation

Trauma, Vol. 7, No. 1, 1-9 (2005)
DOI: 10.1191/1460408605ta325oa


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