Clinical Study
Use of the Mechanical Leech for Successful Zone I Replantation
Table 1
Detailed patient characteristics.
| | | Age | Sex | Diagnosis | Mechanical leech period (days) | Replantation success | Complications | Followup (months) |
| | 1 | 46 | M | Amputation, 2nd finger, Lt. | 4 | Total survival | None | 26 | | 2 | 39 | M | Amputation, thumb, Rt. | 7 | Total survival | None | 25 | | 3 | 45 | F | Amputation, 4th finger, Rt. | 4 | Total survival | None | 16 | | 4 | 56 | F | Amputation, 5th finger, Lt. | 7 | Fail | Venous congestion
| 16 | | 5 | 42 | M | Amputation, 3rd finger, Rt. | 5 | Total survival | None | 13 | | 6 | 25 | M | Amputation, 3rd finger, Lt. | 4 | Total survival | DIP joint stiffness | 12 | | 7 | 32 | M | Amputation, 3nd finger, Rt. | 5 | Total survival | None | 12 | | 8 | 42 | M | Amputation, 4th finger, Lt. | 4 | Total survival | None | 10 |
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