Successful Replantation of Tamai Zone I Amputation with Delayed Vein Repair

Abstract

Digital vein repair is one of the most challenging phases of distal phalanx replantation. Digital veins at very distal levels have a small vessel caliber and collapsed lumens, which makes them hard to identify and handle. Digital veins may not be visible immediately after arterial anastomosis. In this scenario, the patient can be taken to the operative room several hours after revascularization to visualize dilated and expanded veins for late digital vein repair. Late digital vein repair is a reliable and alternative method to artery only replantation. In this report, a successful replantation with late digital vein repair in Tamai Zone I is presented