Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation
Notwithstanding the recent success in major limb replantation achieved through the advancements in microsurgical techniques, the viability of the extremity is still relatively low at the transhumeral level following a replantation. There are no exact guidelines for deciding whether to undertake a st...
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| description | Notwithstanding the recent success in major limb replantation achieved through the advancements in microsurgical techniques, the viability of the extremity is still relatively low at the transhumeral level following a replantation. There are no exact guidelines for deciding whether to undertake a stump repair or a replantation in such amputations at the proximal level.
However, a highly motivated patient with realistic expectations and protected shoulder function can be a candidate to undergo replantation. The replanted arm may help the uninjured arm in daily activities.
In this report we present the case of a 47-year-old man whose arm was amputated at proximal third level by an asphalt machine and successfully replanted together with the encountered problems and their solutions. The roadmap followed in this rare case may be a guide for hand surgeons. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-198b2167e3f8430191ae43f50584e4b92023-02-15T16:07:08ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsTurkish Journal of Plastic Surgery2528-86442017-12-0125419620010.5152/TurkJPlastSurg.2017.2142Management of Proximal Third Arm ReplantationSüleyman Taş0İstanbul Kemerburgaz Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Plastik, Rekonstrüktif ve Estetik Cerrahi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, TürkiyeNotwithstanding the recent success in major limb replantation achieved through the advancements in microsurgical techniques, the viability of the extremity is still relatively low at the transhumeral level following a replantation. There are no exact guidelines for deciding whether to undertake a stump repair or a replantation in such amputations at the proximal level. However, a highly motivated patient with realistic expectations and protected shoulder function can be a candidate to undergo replantation. The replanted arm may help the uninjured arm in daily activities. In this report we present the case of a 47-year-old man whose arm was amputated at proximal third level by an asphalt machine and successfully replanted together with the encountered problems and their solutions. The roadmap followed in this rare case may be a guide for hand surgeons.http://turkjplastsurg.org/eng/makale/1076/83/Full-TextProximalarmreplantationreplantation |
| spellingShingle | Süleyman Taş Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation Turkish Journal of Plastic Surgery Proximal arm replantation replantation |
| title | Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation |
| title_full | Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation |
| title_fullStr | Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation |
| title_short | Management of Proximal Third Arm Replantation |
| title_sort | management of proximal third arm replantation |
| topic | Proximal arm replantation replantation |
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