Abstract
We report on a four-year-old girl who suffered a complex mincer injury to the left hand, resulting in a partial amputation of her hand. To salvage the injured hand, revascularization was performed. The indication, advantages and outcome of the procedure are discussed.
Key words
complex hand injury - revascularization in children - successful outcome
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Dr. M.D. Dolores Wolfram
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Innsbruck Medical University
Anichstraße 35
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
Email: dolores.wolfram@i-med.ac.at
