[Replantation at the distal finger joint. Indication, technic, result, failure, case reports, alternatives].

In cases of digital replantation distal to the DIP-joint the sequence of steps in the operation procedure has to be changed, compared with replantation in more proximally situated amputations: the arterial microanastomosis has to be carried out before skeletal fixation. In a few case reports the success of this method but also the failure and an alternative method (double neurovascular VY-plasty) are described.