Overview and management of complications after digital replantations.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol · Feb 2024 · Review

Chen C, Chen J, Liu WC, Tuaño KR

Hand and Arm Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital

Hand & Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Trauma

SUMMARY — THE REDUCTIONReview of the main complications after digital replantation, including vascular compromise, infection, partial necrosis, nonunion, and atrophy, with countermeasures and the authors' own management approaches.
Abstract, as published

The main complications after digital replantation are discussed in this review article. These complications include vascular compromise, infection, partial necrosis, delayed union or nonunion, atrophy and so on. The countermeasures for these complications are reviewed and the authors' methods are also introduced and discussed.

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