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KMID : 0603120120210020106
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Journal of the Korean Microsurgical Society
2012 Volume.21 No. 2 p.106 ~ p.110
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Replantation for Amputation of the Finger by a Dog Bite
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Kim Joo-Yong
Lee Young-Keun
Woo Sang-Hyun
Yoon Tae-Yeon
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Abstract
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We present the case of a 49- year- old man with a dog bite on his right index finger at the mid-phalanx level. The finger was severely contaminated by the dog bite but, the amputation margin was clean.
We replantated the stump. His finger was recovered very successfully 12 months later. It is recommended that in these types of cases, replantation of the severed finger should proceed even if the amputated finger was contaminated by the dog bite, unless there are other factors that prevent replantation.
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KEYWORD
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Dog bite, Finger, Amputation, Replantation
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