Pediatric Finger Replantations: Retrospective Evaluation of 31 Cases

AIM Traumatic amputations are rarely seen in the pediatric population and indicate absolute replantation most of the time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiology, complication and success of replantation surgery in pediatric patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 31 patients younger than 18 years old who underwent finger replantation surgery for traumatic amputation in our clinic between January 2015 and January 2019. RESULTS The age of the 31 patients was between 2 and 17 years (mean: 10.5). 25 patients were male and 6 were female. Six patients had amputation of more than one finger, and 38 fingers were replanted. 22 of 38 fingers (57.8%) were successfully replanted, and 16 fingers (42.1%) were closed as stump. CONCLUSION Every effort should made to maintain the size of the limb in order to prevent probable psychosocial and functional deficits in the future; even tough size of the limb in the pediatric population is generally small and the fact that the injuries are usually distal and crushed.