Microsurgical replantation of amputated digits at the level of the proximal and middle phalanx have become common procedure in recent years. However, due to anatomical base and technical difficulty, replantation of amputated digits at the level of the...
Microsurgical replantation of amputated digits at the level of the proximal and middle phalanx have become common procedure in recent years. However, due to anatomical base and technical difficulty, replantation of amputated digits at the level of the distal to the DIP joint is still a challanging problem.
In our department, microsurgical replantation has been perfomed in 14 amputated digits distal to the DIP joint during the period between January. 1994 and August. 1996. Overall viability was 71 percent. All of the patients were satisfied with the functional and cosmetic appearance of the viable replanted digits.