title: Successful replantation following an accidental forearm amputation. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report a patient who suffered an accidental complete amputation of the right forearm followed by a successful replantation and comment on the indications and management of macro-replantations of the upper limbs. This is the first time that a successful surgical procedure of this nature has been performed in Bolivia, with no post-operative complications and excellent long-term functional recovery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery and Unit of Physical Therapy, Centro Médico Quirúrgico Boliviano Belga, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sauma
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quiroga
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Brockmann
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montaño
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flores
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Barrenechea
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation