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Five year digital replantation series from the frigid zone of China
Author(s) -
Zhang WenDe,
Zhou GuangHen,
Zhao HuRui,
Wei Zhou,
Mu YuKe
Publication year - 1993
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.1920140606
Subject(s) - replantation , medicine , amputation , china , series (stratigraphy) , surgery , numerical digit , paleontology , history , archaeology , arithmetic , mathematics , biology
A series of 208 digital replantations from the frigid zone within the People's Republic of China is presented. The extremely cold climate (often −20M‐0C to −30M‐0C) presents the problem of warming exposed amputated digits prior to replantation without causing further damage. An overall replantation survival rate of 94% is reported, and this includes 45 cases of multiple digit amputation. Longer periods of ischemia seem to be tolerated under these unusually frigid conditions. Problems encountered within the series and suggestions for successful outcomes are discussed. © 1993 Wiley‐Liss Inc.