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THE VASCULAR COMPLICATIONS OF DIGITAL REPLANTATION
Author(s) -
Isaacs Ian J.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1977.tb04292.x
Subject(s) - medicine , replantation , avulsion , amputation , surgery , numerical digit , crush injury , mathematics , arithmetic
A report on a series of 18 digital replantations is presented. The overall survival of digits was 13 (72%). All but one of the crush and avulsion amputations developed vascular complications. Venous insufficiency was much more commonly seen than arterial. Substantial blood loss was the rule in all digits which developed further vascular problems. A conservative approach is advocated for the majority of these complications.