Hou S M, Wang T G, Liu M R
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
J Hand Surg Am. 1993 Sep;18(5):828-32. doi: 10.1016/0363-5023(93)90049-9.
Replantation of right hindlimbs in 76 immature rats was performed to study the factors affecting longitudinal growth of replanted extremities. There was a significant difference in tibia length between the replanted limb and the contralateral normal limb. The difference was significantly influenced by the ischemic interval (2 vs 4 hours), but not by suture method (intact vessels, vascular anastomosis with 10-0 nylon or 11-0 nylon). The replantation of immature extremities should be promptly undertaken because of the vulnerability of the epiphysis to ischemic insult.
