OBJECTIVES Retrospective evaluation of cases of limb replantation after avulsion injuries. Evaluation of the techniques and tactics used, that contributed to success and good functional results. METHODS Forty-three patients' records were assessed. All the cases had been submitted to limb replantation after avulsion injuries. RESULTS The majority of the cases were young men. The most common ...

Traumatic finger amputations are common, causing significant functional and cosmetic deficits. Microsurgical replantation techniques are the mainstay of treatment for most such injuries although they require adequate conservation of the amputated segment for a successful result. In distal finger amputations, replantation is the procedure of choice, as long as the amputated fragment is viable. I...

We report a case of a hand replantation. A 43-year-old male presented with an amputated right hand. After clinical and radiological examination of the amputated hand and the forearm stump, the patient was consented for hand replantation procedure. Both bones of the forearm were fixed using K-wires. Careful dissection, trimming and repair of the tendons, vessels (two arteries and one vein) and n...

INTRODUCTION Modified, reversal technique of fixation in digital replantation using K-wires was analyzed. The results obtained from the standard technique and reversal technique of fixation using K-wires were compared. OBJECTIVE The aim was to compare the results of osteofixation using K-wires in digital replantation when either standard or reversal, modified technique was used. METHODS A r...

Cooling of amputated parts during transportation delays the onset of ischaemic tissue damage and contributes to successful replantation. The most common error in preservation of amputated parts is exposing them to temperatures, which may cause cold injury, and thus render them unusable. Two case reports will be presented, which illustrate how freezing cold injury (FCI) of amputated digits may d...

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