MTA has been investigated as a root-end filling material. Its mechanism of action has some similarities to that of Ca(OH)2. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the repair process taking place in the delayed replantation of monkey teeth using calcium hydroxide and MTA as root canal filling materials. Five monkeys had their lateral incisors extracted and bench-dried for 60 minutes. After ro...

Early revascularization is cardinal for successful replantation of proximal limb amputations. Prolonged ischemia time potentially leads to reperfusion syndrome and morbidity. The dilemma persists regarding safe duration of cold ischemia time for replantation. The study was conducted to evaluate retrospectively the outcomes of major replantation in terms of limb survival, reperfusion events, mor...

Total scalp avulsion is a rare but serious injury often resulting in defects of the hair-bearing skin, and it may even be life-threatening. Microsurgical hair-bearing scalp replantation is the first choice for the treatment of scalp avulsion. In this article, we describe the microsurgical replantation of two cases with total scalp avulsion. The avulsed scalp involved the hairy scalp, forehead, ...

Negative-pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is widely used for open wounds in various anatomical sites. Extensive research has been carried out on the application of NPWT; exposed blood vessels periwound area are a known contraindication to NPWT. In this study, we report case where replanted finger with not only but also uncontrolled infection was treated A 60-year-old man visited our emergency depa...

Although not a life-threatening event, the loss of a whole hand is extremely tragic. When the famous German expres­ sionist Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was called for military service during World War I, he expressed his fears and anxiety in a self-portrait in which he is portrayed as a soldier who had suffered an amputation of his right hand. Obviously, it was more the possible loss of a hand, the m...

Cold intolerance is a common complication of digital replantation. The exact etiology is unclear, but it is considered to be multifactorial, including nonsurgical characteristics, vascular, and neurologic conditions. Blood flow may play a significant role in cold intolerance. This study was designed to evaluate the correlation of digital blood flow, including volumetric flow rate (VFR) and skin...