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DOI: 10.5999/aps.2018.00514
Successful ankle replantation in two cases with different presentations
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.
This article was presented at the PRS Korea 2017 on November 10–12 2017, in Seoul, Korea.
Publication History
Received: 15 March 2018
Accepted: 30 May 2019
Article published online:
22 May 2022
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