Complications and salvage of an ectopically replanted thumb.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The ectopic replantation of a thumb is described after a mutilating hand injury. The case was followed by a series of complications and surgical procedures to treat these complications. Through perseverance and multiple microsurgical procedures the patient attained a functional hand. The patient's psychological and physical course is described.
Medical subject headings
- Amputation, Traumatic
- Hand Injuries
- Replantation
- Thumb
Anatomy
- hand