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Defying Standard Criteria for Digital Replantation: A Case Series
| dc.contributor.author | Casal, D | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gomez, MM | |
| dc.contributor.author | Antunes, P | |
| dc.contributor.author | Candeias, H | |
| dc.contributor.author | Almeida, MA | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-07-19T15:41:13Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2013-07-19T15:41:13Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
| dc.description.abstract | INTRODUCTION: There is much controversy regarding the current indications and contraindications for digital replantation. PRESENTATION OF CASE: Three patients with absolute contraindications for digital replantation according to classical criteria are presented (Case 1: multilevel amputation of the hand and fingers; Case 3: avulsion of the thumb; Case 4: index amputation proximal to the insertion of the flexor digitorum superficialis). In addition a patient with a very distal digital amputation (Case 2), whose indication for replantation is controversial is also presented. In all cases, the patients were replanted and showed good functional and aesthetical results. DISCUSSION: Most authors advocate that the classical indications for replantation have been validated by experience, are predicated on the potential for long-term function, and should be followed in most if not all cases. However, some surgeons have been adopting a more liberal attitude with good results. CONCLUSION: The clinical cases presented in this paper suggest that the standard criteria for digital replantation should not be followed rigidly but instead should be regarded as a general guide. | por |
| dc.identifier.citation | Int J Surg Case Rep. 2013;4(7):597-602 | por |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1373 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | por |
| dc.peerreviewed | yes | por |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | por |
| dc.subject | Amputation | por |
| dc.subject | Traumatic/classification | por |
| dc.subject | Finger Injuries/surgery | por |
| dc.subject | Fingers/surgery | por |
| dc.subject | Graft Survival | por |
| dc.subject | Outcome Assessment | por |
| dc.subject | Replantation | por |
| dc.title | Defying Standard Criteria for Digital Replantation: A Case Series | por |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 602 | por |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 597 | por |
| oaire.citation.title | International Journal of Surgery Case Reports | por |
| rcaap.rights | openAccess | por |
| rcaap.type | article | por |