Wrist level and proximal-upper extremity replantation.
Since Malt and McKhan's first successful arm replantation in 1962, upper extremity replantation surgery techniques have been refined and spread worldwide. Nevertheless, replantation at or proximal to the wrist, referred to as wrist-proximal replants, remains a daunting challenge that presents the hand surgeon with an array of difficulties distinct from digital replantation.
Hanel
Douglas P
DP
Section of Hand and Microvascular Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104-6499, USA. dhanel@u.washington.edu
Chin
Simon H
SH
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D034941:Upper Extremity / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*