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Successful replantation of a hand amputated through the metacarpus
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1976
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AmputationSpinal Cord InjuryMedicineHand TraumaSuccessful ReplantationReconstructive SurgerySurgeryWound HealingAnatomyHand SurgeryRehabilitationCircular SawProsthesisOrthopaedic SurgeryPlastic SurgeryPrimary ReconstructionHand Therapy
A successful replantation is reported of a hand completely severed by a circular saw through all five metacarpals. The sequence of primary reconstruction of all important structures beginning three hours after the injury and the functional results eighteen months later are presented.