Lower limb replantation: 27 years follow up

Marko Bumbaširević; Aleksandar Lešić; Tomislav Palibrk; Alexandru Valentin Georgescu; Ileana Rodica Matei; Dejan Tabaković; Slađana Matić; Ivana Glišović Jovanović; Aleksandra Petrović; Radovan Manojlović

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.113

Lower limb replantation: 27 years follow up

Injury. 2020 Dec:51 Suppl 4:S77-S80. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.113. Epub 2020 Feb 22.

Affiliations

¹ Orthopedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; SANU - Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Serbia. Electronic address: marko.bumbasirevic@gmail.com.
² Orthopedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
³ Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, University of Medicine Iuliu Hatieganu Cluj Napoca, Romania; Clinic of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Clinical Hospital of Recovery, Cluj Napoca, Romania.
⁴ Orthopedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.

PMID: 32122628
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2020.02.113

Abstract

Replantation of lower extremity is a very complex and difficult procedure. There are still a lot of controversies about indications, even numerous scoring systems are now available that can facilitate the surgeon's decision. We present the functional results of a replanted below-knee amputation in an elderly patient, 27 years after the injury and discuss the indication for replantation.

Keywords: Functional results; Lower limb amputation; Replantation.

MeSH terms

Aged
Amputation, Surgical
Amputation, Traumatic* / surgery
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Lower Extremity / surgery
Replantation