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Assessment of sensory outcomes after successful fingertip replantation with or without nerve repair according to amputation level

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Good sensory outcome in fingertip replantation is a major part of the success of reconstruction and using the finger. Although some sensorial outcomes have been reported in various series in… Click to show full abstract

Good sensory outcome in fingertip replantation is a major part of the success of reconstruction and using the finger. Although some sensorial outcomes have been reported in various series in the literature, there is no controlled study, which demonstrates the anatomical levels where nerve repair should or should not be performed. We aimed to assess sensorial outcomes of fingertip amputations with or without nerve coaptation according to amputation level.

Keywords: according amputation; amputation level; nerve repair; without nerve; fingertip replantation

Journal Title: Microsurgery
Year Published: 2021

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