title: Successful replantation of both legs in a child--5-year followup: case report.
abstract: Replantation of lower extremities is an infrequent procedure, and is rarely indicated, due to the usual severity of the primary injury plus the possibility of good prosthetic substitution. We report a case of successful replantation of both legs in an 8-year-old boy (despite Aspergillus flavus septicemia) with followup of 5 years. This case suggests that leg replantation should be considered in young patients. This appears to be the second reported case of successful replantation of both legs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yaffe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Borenstein
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seidman
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Amit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000601:surgery; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods