Replantation for Amputation of the Finger by a Dog Bite

Kim,  Joo Yong; Lee,  Young Keun; Woo,  Sang Hyun; Yoon,  Tae Yeon

doi:2012.21.2.106

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 21(2); 2012 > Article

Case Report

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2012;21(2):106-110.
Published online November 30, 2012.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/jkssh.2012.21.2.106

Replantation for Amputation of the Finger by a Dog Bite

Joo-Yong Kim, M.D., Young-Keun Lee, M.D., Ph.D.*, Sang-Hyun Woo, M.D.**, Tae-Yeon Yoon, M.D.

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Pusan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Korea.
²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Dason Orthopaedic Clinic, Korea. trueyklee@yahoo.co.kr
³Department of Cheon & Woo's Institute for Hand Surgery & Reconstructive Microsurgery, W Hospital, Korea.

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Abstract

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.

Key Words: Dog bite, Finger, Amputation, Replantation