Guo Shunyu, Shen Shanghang, Liu Mingbo, Liu Liangyi, Xie Weiyong, Wang Kelie, Zhang Ziqing
Surgeon, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Longgang Orthopedics Hospital of Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China.
Surgeon, Neurosurgery, Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai, China.
J Foot Ankle Surg. 2020 Jul-Aug;59(4):813-815. doi: 10.1053/j.jfas.2019.08.002.
Few reports about successful forefoot replantation in children have been published. In this article, we present a case of a 3-year-old boy with severe complete amputation of the left forefoot from a crushed and degloved injury in a motorcycle accident. The replantation was successfully performed, even though total ischemia time lasted 8 hours, of which 4 hours was cold ischemia time. The child was able to walk without significant difficulties from 4 months postoperatively and led a normal life in school at 2 years of follow-up. In this case, we present the replantation of a high-velocity traumatic partial foot amputation in a child with excellent function and cosmetic outcome.