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Automatic milking apparatus for the insufficient venous drainage of the replanted digit
Author(s) -
Kotani Hironobu,
Kawai Shinya,
Doi Kazuteru,
Kuwata Noriyuki
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920050208
Subject(s) - medicine , numerical digit , replantation , milking , drainage , surgery , anastomosis , zoology , arithmetic , ecology , mathematics , biology
An automatic milking apparatus composed of a finger attachment and a pump to push out the air was devised in order to perform the forced drainage from replanted digits with insufficient venous drainage. Seven replanted digits with insufficient venous drainage after replantation were applied, and remarkable improvement was found in five digits. An interesting case is reported in which a replanted digit without venous anastomosis survived as a consequence of applying the milking apparatus. The advantages of our milking apparatus are also discussed.