One case of big-toe re-plantation: a 13-year follow-up and a literature review.
In this case of a 3-year-old patient who had a left big-toe amputation through the proximal phalange, re-plantation was performed successfully. Big-toe amputations are not frequent entities, but it should always be re-planted to avoid unsatisfactory aesthetic and functional outcomes. There are just a few reports in literature and their follow-up is very brief compared with our report.
Universidad de Antioquia, Hospital San Vicente de Paul, Medellín, Colombia. wolff@une.net.co
Germán Augusto
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Wolff
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D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001858:Bone Nails; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018409:Foot Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D011859:Radiography; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013997:Time Factors; D014034:Toes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*