The social and economic consequences of finger amputations
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https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679408995468Abstract
120 patients with amputation of at least 1 of the 4 ulnar fingers were admitted to hospital. In none was replantation considered to be possible because of serious damage to the soft tissues and bone. 12 (3-18) years after the accident 80 percent of the patients assessed their condition as good or fair, even those with proximal amputation or loss of 2 or 3 fingers. Our observations do not support replantation when only one of the second-to-fifth fingers have been amputated.Downloads
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Published
1994-01-01
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Hovgaard, C., Angermann, P., & Hovgaard, D. (1994). The social and economic consequences of finger amputations. Acta Orthopaedica, 65(3), 347–348. https://doi.org/10.3109/17453679408995468
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