Replantation of a leg in an adult with 6-years' follow-up.
After traumatic amputation of the distal half of the leg, a replantation was carried out using microsurgical technique in a 24-year-old lumber mill worker. He returned to his job after 1 year, and 6 years after the accident he had good function and satisfactory sensibility in the sole of his foot. The case shows that even a lower limb replantation may give useful results under favourable conditions.
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008124:Locomotion; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement; D012092:Replantation; D012677:Sensation