Distal phalanx amputation with delayed presentation and successful reconstruction with reposition and flap after 2 weeks

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 amp...

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Main Authors: Jefferson Braga-Silva, Renato Franz Matta Ramos, Gabriela Meirelles Marchese, Pedro Salomao Piccinini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2016-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.197234