title: Successful replantation of 2 fingers in an 82-year-old patient: a case report.
abstract: We present the case of an 82-year-old patient who had successfully replanted 2 of his 4 amputated fingers in the left, non-dominant hand. Amputation was caused by a circular saw and the patient was delivered to the hospital 3 h after injury with amputated part of the hand appropriately stored. The patient's general health status was good, with no serious systemic diseases. He also did not smoke. Post-operative course was uneventful for the replanted fingers, but after his return home the patient developed left-sided pneumonia, treated successfully with i.v. antibiotics. 8 months after replantation the patient presented with slight movement in the replanted fingers (AROM 45°), a total grip strength 8 Kg and the qDASH score 24; however, he could firmly grasp objects due to having an intact, well-functioning thumb.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Szlosser
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Walaszek
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zyluk
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*