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7637620

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-8
pubmed:abstractText
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the fate of the digital arterial anastomoses, resting total digit blood flow, and cold-induced discomfort following digital replantation with two repaired arteries. The evaluation was done with a Doppler ultrasound of the anastomoses, temperature recording from the finger pulp at room temperature, and a questionnaire regarding the patient's impression of cold-induced discomfort. At the 2-year follow-up all anastomoses were patent, but in two of the six patients one anastomosis was occluded at the 12-year follow-up. The replanted digits generally showed lower skin temperatures compared with controls at the 2-year follow-up but these had normalized 10 years later, even in digits with one of the two repaired arteries occluded. The number of patients with severe cold-induced discomfort was unchanged during the observation period. Conclusion: The digital flow continues to increase after the first 2 years after replantation and may reach normal levels at room temperature; however, cold-induced discomfort is not normalized. Total blood flow improvement is not affected by late arterial occlusion.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0738-1085
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Natural history of digital replantation: a 12-year prospective study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hand and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Linköping, Sweden.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't