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J Reconstr Microsurg 1984; 1(2): 147-148
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1007067
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© 1984 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

A Simple Method of Controlling Rotation in Replanted Digits

Catherine Vlastou, A. Scott Earle
  • Departments of Surgery, The Cleveland Metropolitan General Hospital and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
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Accepted for publication 1984

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A method of fixation for replanted digits is described. It consists of axial fixation with a wire passed longitudinally through the replanted digit, supplemented with a transverse wire passed across all the digits. In this way splinting is provided and rotation is controlled. The method is simple, rapidly applied, and very effective.