SINGLE ARTERY REPLANTATION OF TOTALLY AVULSED SCALP

The treatment of choice for the avulsed scalp is microvascular replant ation. After replantation there are numerous arterial anastomoses, wit h venous congestion. Usually an effort to establish inflow through two arterial anastomoses is made. We elected to anastomose one artery and multiple veins in each of our patients. We present three consecutive successful replantations of total scalp avulsion, using only one arter ial anastomosis, and multiple veins. Surprisingly, two of the patients regained their ability to elevate their eyebrows actively.