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J Reconstr Microsurg 1992; 8(6): 455-458
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006730
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© 1992 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Successful Digital Replantation after 42 Hours of Warm Ischemia

Se-Min Baek, Soo-Shin Kim
  • Institute of Plastic, Reconstructive, and Craniofacial Surgery, Inje Univesity College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Accepted for publication 1992

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Previously, 6 to 10 hr were believed to be an acceptable limit of warm ischemia for successful digital replantation. The longest warm ischemia time ever reported was 33 hr. This report presents successful replantations of two fingers after 42 hr of warm ischemia.