Replantation of an Amputated Hand at Wrist Level Due to Self-Mutilation: Considerations in Management

Major self-mutilations include injury to limbs, eyes, or genitals due to various psychiatric illnesses. Limb amputations are grievous injuries that radically decrease the quality of life. Controversy exists as to the advisability of replantation of the self-amputated limb. We report a case of self-a...

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Main Authors: Ashwini Vardharajan, Monusha Mohan, Dakshana Pushpanathan, Hari Venkatramani, S. Raja Sabapathy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2023-06-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1768916
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