Extracorporeal tissue transfer for salvage replantation.
The author reports the use of extracorporeal tissue transfer technique for salvaging severed digits of the hand which are unfit for replantation. The technique of extracorporeal tissue transfer has been reported by us earlier. In this paper its use has been extended for salvaging five non replantable digits in two cases.
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Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Microvascular Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*