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Vet Comp Orthop Traumatol 1999; 12(01): 40-42
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1632556
Case Report
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Replantation of a Partially Amputated Paw following Traumatic Laceration

Heather M. Robertson
1   From the Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Southfield, MI and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
,
D. A. Degner
2   Michigan Veterinary Specialists, Southfield, MI and the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
,
R. Walshaw
3   Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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Publication History

Received:11 November 1997

Accepted:07 January 1998

Publication Date:
10 February 2018 (online)

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Survival of the distal limb is dependent on the integrity of its vascular supply. Microvascular anastomosis of the median and caudal interosseus arteries following traumatic laceration of the palmar carpal region is described. Nine months after the operation, the dog was noted to have full function of the limb.

Keywords

Traumatic laceration - microvascular anastomosis - palmar carpus
 

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