Major amputation of the upper extremity. Functional results after replantation/revascularization in 47 cases.
Over a 7 year period, 47 patients underwent replantation of complete (19) and revascularization of incomplete nonviable (28) amputations of the upper extremity. Revascularization of incomplete nonviable amputations had a success rate of 100 percent, where as replantation of complete amputations had a success rate of 74 percent. 37 of the 42 patients with successful replantations had satisfactory functional use of the replanted extremity.
Daoutis
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Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Clinic, K.A.T. Accident Hospital, Athens Greece.
Gerostathopoulos
N
N
Efstathopoulos
D
D
Misitzis
D
D
Bouchlis
G
G
Anagnostou
S
S
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*