Citation

Hovgaard C, Angermann P, Hovgaard D. Acta Orthop. Scand. 1994; 65(3): 347-348.

Affiliation

Department of Orthopedics, Slagelse County Hospital, Denmark.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1994, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8042493

Abstract

120 patients with amputation of at least 1 of the 4 ulnar fingers were admitted to hospital. In none was replantation considered to be possible because of serious damage to the soft tissues and bone. 12 (3-18) years after the accident 80 percent of the patients assessed their condition as good or fair, even those with proximal amputation or loss of 2 or 3 fingers. Our observations do not support replantation when only one of the second-to-fifth fingers have been amputated.

Language: en