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J Reconstr Microsurg 1989; 5(1): 75-77
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006854
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© 1989 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Late Arterial Thrombosis in a Replanted Thumb: A Case Report

P. A. Griffin, E. Tan, J. Katsaros
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia.
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Accepted for publication 1988.

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A case of arterial occlusion occurred nine years after replantation of a thumb. Factors implicated were smoking and repeated blunt trauma to the first web space. The digit was successfully revascularized after excision of a segment of thrombosed arterial vein graft.