A 17-Year Follow-Up of Replantation of a Completely Amputated Leg in a Child: Case Report

• DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006514
• Publication Date: 2008-11-07T05:33:20Z
• Authors: Kazuyuki Masuda; Masamichi Usui; Seiichi Ishii
• Keywords: Cosmesis

With special reference to skeletal growth, a 17-year follow-up study of lower-leg replantation in four-year-old boy is reported. The patient maintained good cosmesis and function; however, foot size on the affected side was 1.5 cm smaller than contralateral side, leg length 1.2 shorter normal side. A Cybex II disclosed that had almost half-standard strength evertors at 30 deg/sec plantar flexors 20 120 involved According these findings late replanted child, growing child apparently has adverse influences growth muscle around ankle joint, even when original procedure been carried out under ideal conditions.