title: Hand replantation: A rare case report.
abstract: We report a case of a hand replantation. A 43-year-old male presented with an amputated right hand. After clinical and radiological examination of the amputated hand and the forearm stump, the patient was consented for hand replantation procedure. Both bones of the forearm were fixed using K-wires. Careful dissection, trimming and repair of the tendons, vessels (two arteries and one vein) and nerves was achieved. The patient tolerated the procedure well and 2 months later showed a progressive improvement in motor and sensory functions. We suggest that a single-vein repair is sufficient for a successful hand replantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Texas Heart Institute, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Surgery, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt.
authors.forename: Magdy M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: El-Sayed Ahmed
keywords: Hand replantation; amputated hand; vein