Successful ankle replantation in two cases with different presentations

Arch Plast Surg. 2020 Mar;47(2):182-186. doi: 10.5999/aps.2018.00514. Epub 2019 Aug 30.

Abstract

We report our experience of treating two patients with ankle amputation with different presentations. The first case was a clean-cut sharp amputation. The second case was an avulsion injury following a motor vehicle accident in a patient who arrived 8 hours after the injury. Replantation was successful in both cases. In avulsion injuries, a secondary operation for wound coverage is required at a later stage. With good strategy and a support team, encouraging limb survival outcomes are possible post-replantation.

Keywords: Amputation; Lower extremity; Replantation; Traumatic.

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