Ectopic banking of amputated parts: a clinical review.
Since its first clinical description by Marco Godina in 1986, the technique of temporary ectopic banking of amputated parts has been employed in a growing body of reported cases. This installment provides a review of the reported cases in the international literature to date, focusing on our evolving understanding of clinical indications, operative timing, and surgical technical consideration. Two illustrative cases are provided to highlight these concepts.
Curtis National Hand Center, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA. anne.mattson@medstar.net
James P
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Higgins
D000293:Adolescent; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001753:Blast Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004954:Esthetics; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D013997:Time Factors; D014015:Tissue Banks; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology