Replantation of a Degloved Hand With Added Arteriovenous Anastomoses: Report of Two Cases

  • Andrés Rodríguez-Lorenzo
  • , Cheng Hung Lin*
  • , Chih Hung Lin*
  • , Wei Cheng Ching
  • , Yu Te Lin
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Revascularization of the degloved skin is generally accepted as the best option for the management of totally degloved hands. Nevertheless, the selection of vessels for anastomoses is usually difficult in this situation, and insufficient perfusion of the degloved hand skin is common after arterial repair. We present 2 cases of patients who sustained totally degloved hand injuries. Favorable outcomes of replantation were achieved with added arteriovenous anastomoses between the dorsal veins of the degloved hand skin and the digital arteries.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1864-1867
Number of pages4
JournalThe Journal of hand surgery
Volume34
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Amputation
  • arteriovenous shunting
  • degloved hand injuries
  • replantation

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