Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia
Severe crush injuries to the upper limb may require a formal amputation with devastating consequences to the patient. We report a patient with a near total amputation at the level of mid-forearm who underwent revascularization and salvage of his hand. The operative details of this case are described...
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| author | Merican, A.M. Kwan, M.K. Cheok, C.Y. Wong, E.L. Ahmad, T.S. |
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| description | Severe crush injuries to the upper limb may require a formal amputation with devastating consequences to the patient. We report a patient with a near total amputation at the level of mid-forearm who underwent revascularization and salvage of his hand. The operative details of this case are described. It is the first time that such a patient has been treated successfully by plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons at the Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah. Awareness of the possibility of salvage should be spread among health care personnel as well as the need for immediate attention by a multispeciality team. Literature related to the operative technique, contraindications and long term results is reviewed. |
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| spelling | um.eprints-24912017-09-13T04:26:16Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/2491/ Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia Merican, A.M. Kwan, M.K. Cheok, C.Y. Wong, E.L. Ahmad, T.S. R Medicine Severe crush injuries to the upper limb may require a formal amputation with devastating consequences to the patient. We report a patient with a near total amputation at the level of mid-forearm who underwent revascularization and salvage of his hand. The operative details of this case are described. It is the first time that such a patient has been treated successfully by plastic surgeons and orthopedic surgeons at the Sultan Qaboos Hospital, Salalah. Awareness of the possibility of salvage should be spread among health care personnel as well as the need for immediate attention by a multispeciality team. Literature related to the operative technique, contraindications and long term results is reviewed. Malaysian Medical Association 2005-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/2491/1/Revascularisation.pdf Merican, A.M. and Kwan, M.K. and Cheok, C.Y. and Wong, E.L. and Ahmad, T.S. (2005) Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia. Medical Journal of Malaysia, 60 (2). pp. 218-221. ISSN 0300-5283, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16114164 |
| spellingShingle | R Medicine Merican, A.M. Kwan, M.K. Cheok, C.Y. Wong, E.L. Ahmad, T.S. Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title | Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title_full | Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title_fullStr | Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title_short | Successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| title_sort | successful revascularisation of near total amputation of the upper limb after ten hours of warm ischaemia |
| topic | R Medicine |
| url | http://eprints.um.edu.my/2491/1/Revascularisation.pdf |
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