Considerations for double-hand replantation in a resource-constrained healthcare facility.

ABSTRACT: Bilateral-hand amputation is extremely rare and double-hand replantation is even rarer. Only one case of successful double replantation at arm level has been reported from India. We present a case of double-hand replantation at proximal palmar level in a young adult executed in a small nursing home. The patient presented 5 h after injury with limbs preserved well in ice. There were difficulties in executing such an unusual case in a small nursing home set-up. The patient is performing his activities of daily living and basic functions independently. We share our experience of this double-hand replantation with special emphasis on problems encountered.

SUBMITTER: Nayak BB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4878250 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature