Fingertip replantation. 2007

Yasunori Hattori, and Kazuteru Doi, and Soutetsu Sakamoto, and Hiroshi Yamasaki, and Abhijeet Wahegaonkar, and Ahmad Addosooki
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan. yhattori@saikyo.or.jp

Fingertip replantation is now an established technique. Although successful replantation is an ideal method for treatment of fingertip amputation, various other methods still are widely used and may be functionally acceptable. The indications for replantation to treat fingertip amputation is still controversial. This article presents a global view of the current status of replantation for the treatment of fingertip amputation. The surgical technique, strategies to overcome postoperative congestion, and overall results are discussed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008866 Microsurgery The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D012092 Replantation Restoration of an organ or other structure to its original site. Reimplantation,Surgical Replantation,Replantation, Surgical,Reimplantations,Replantations,Replantations, Surgical,Surgical Replantations
D004954 Esthetics The branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of the beautiful. It includes beauty, esthetic experience, esthetic judgment, esthetic aspects of medicine, etc. Aesthetics
D005383 Finger Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving the fingers. Injuries, Finger,Finger Injury,Injury, Finger
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000673 Amputation, Traumatic Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury. Amputations, Traumatic,Traumatic Amputation,Traumatic Amputations

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