Use of the Mechanical Leech for Successful Zone I Replantation
Figure 2
Details of Case 1. (a) and (b) A 46-year-old man amputated his left second finger just distal of distal interphalangeal joint. The patient had history of blunt trauma with a hammer to the same finger leaving the amputation site scarred and atrophied. (c) Immediate postoperative view. The angioneedle is located proximal to the amputated portion (arrow), which was anastomosed to the branch of central artery and functioned as a conduit for venous drainage. (d) View on postoperative day 8. The digit was replanted successfully.
