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Major amputation of the upper extremity. Functional results after replantation/revascularization in 47 cases
N K Daoutis1, N Gerostathopoulos, D Efstathopoulos
1Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Clinic, K.A.T. Accident Hospital, Athens Greece.
Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica. Supplementum
|June 1, 1995
Abstract:
Over a 7 year period, 47 patients underwent replantation of complete (19) and revascularization of incomplete nonviable (28) amputations of the upper extremity. Revascularization of incomplete nonviable amputations had a success rate of 100 percent, where as replantation of complete amputations had a success rate of 74 percent. 37 of the 42 patients with successful replantations had satisfactory functional use of the replanted extremity.