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Preoperative management of the amputated limb
Department of Plastic Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, Holtye Road, West Sussex, England
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MrM S Lloyd
The Hospital Royal Free, 3rd Floor, Dawson Ward, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG; marksheldonlloyd{at}yahoo.co.uk
Little literature exists on storage and preparation of an amputated limb prior to transfer to a reconstructive plastic surgical unit for possible macroreplantation. This paper describes practical measures used to prolong ischaemia time allowing macroreplantation, tissue harvesting, or fashioning of a useful stump. A simple protocol is used to summarise these points.
Keywords: macroreplantation; tissue preservation fluid; hypothermia
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