Patient-Reported and Functional Outcomes After Revision Amputation and Replantation of Digit Amputations

201963 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Kevin C. Chung · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Alfred P. Yoon · Michigan Medicine

Sunitha Malay · Michigan Medicine

Melissa J. Shauver · Michigan Medicine

Lu Wang · University of Michigan–Ann Arbor

Surinder Kaur · Plastic Surgery Foundation

for the FRANCHISE Group

Abstract

When technically feasible, replantation is recommended in 3 or more digits amputated and in single-finger amputation (excluding thumb) distal to the proximal interphalangeal joint because it achieved better PROs, with long-term functional benefit. Thumb replantation is still recommended for its integral role in opposition.

Topics & Keywords

Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Bone fractures and treatments Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Quality Education

Publication Details

Published in: JAMA Surgery

Volume 154, Issue 7, pp. 637-637

DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2019.0418

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