MICROSURGICAL REPLANTATION OF PARTIAL AVULSION OF THE SCALP - CASE-REPORT

Authors
SVENSSON H NJALSSON T
Citation
H. Svensson et T. Njalsson, MICROSURGICAL REPLANTATION OF PARTIAL AVULSION OF THE SCALP - CASE-REPORT, Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery, 29(2), 1995, pp. 177-180
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
Scandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
02844311
Volume
29
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
177 - 180
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-4311(1995)29:2<177:MROPAO>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
An 8-year-old girl was bitten by a dog and, as well as minor wounds, h ad a complete avulsion of the central part of the scalp covering an ar ea of 8 x 10 cm. By rotating the replant 180 degrees and by using 5 cm long vein grafts, two sleeve anastomoses, and two end-to-end anastomo ses the blood supply was restored. The operation lasted nine hours, an d she stayed in hospital for 12 days. Her clinical course was uneventf ul. At follow-up 23 months later the cosmetic and functional results w ere good.