title: Polydigit replantation.
abstract: A comparison of two fundamentally different techniques of multiple digit replantation is studied: a digit-by-digit versus structure-by-structure method. We conclude from this review that the structure-by-structure method is advantageous in terms of the shorter duration of the surgical procedure and possibly in terms of the survival rate of the replanted digits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Camacho
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Wood
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012092:Replantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D012189:Retrospective Studies