Successful repair of total hand degloving injury by avulsed skin in situ replantation through vascular transplantation: a case report

Abstract

Yapeng Wang,* Yongjun Rui, Jiandong Zhou,* Fengfeng Li, Yongwei Wu, Jun Liu Department of Hand Surgery, Wuxi No 9 People’s Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Wuxi 214000, People’s Republic of China *These authors contributed equally to this work Abstract: A 35-year-old man presenting with right-sided total hand skin degloving injury due to crushing of printing machine was reported in this study. The superficial vein of forearm was transplanted intraoperatively to reconstruct the blood supply, and the avulsed skin was replanted in situ. The patient was followed-up for 2 years, and satisfactory results and functional recovery were achieved. Keywords: hand skin degloving injury, vascular transplantation, microsurgery, surgical skills

Keywords

• hand skin degloving injury
• Vascular transplantation
• Microsurgery
• Surgical skills