title: [Replantation of fingertip amputation in lack of availability of intravenous anastomosis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To discuss the replantation of fingertip amputation in lack of availability of intravenous anastomosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  From November 2009 to November 2010, 86 patients (104 fingers) with fingertip amputation were treated with replantatioin, including 64 males and 22 females, with an average age of 26 years ranging from 2 to 64 years. The time from injury to therapy was from 30 min to 12 h, time of broken finger ischemia was from 2.5 to 12 h. Preoperative examination showed no obvious abnormalities. Four different replantation methods were selectively applied to these 104 amputated fingertips of 86 cases: (1) replantation with anastomosis of single or bilateral proper digital artery in 37 fingers; (2) replantation with arteriovenous bypass in 27 fingers; (3) replantation with exclusive anastomosis of digital artery in 24 fingers; (4) replantation with removing the palmar pocket method in 16 fingers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and two of 104 amputated fingertips were survived. Among these survived fingers,75 cases (92 fingers) were followed-up for 6 to 24 months. According to the assessment standard of Chinese Medical Association of Hand Surgery, the results were excellent in 52 cases, good in 19, poor in 4.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It benefits to expand the indications and improve the survival rate of replantation of fingertip amputation with the correct choice of different replantation methods according to the injury situation of the broken fingertip artery after debridement under the microscope.
authors: Jian-Min
authors: JM
authors: Wei
authors: Jun-Suo
authors: JS
authors: Sun
authors: Xiao-Hu
authors: XH
authors: Jiao
authors: Dou-Xing
authors: DX
authors: Jing
authors: Wei
authors: W
authors: He
authors: Wen-Kuo
authors: WK
authors: Jin
authors: Shi-Gao
authors: SG
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000502:physiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D055815:Young Adult