Replantation of scalp avulsion following a go-kart accident: a case report


Guven E., Basaran K., Meyzin I., Keklik B., Emekli U.

ULUSAL TRAVMA VE ACIL CERRAHI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF TRAUMA & EMERGENCY SURGERY, cilt.17, sa.2, ss.177-179, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

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With the development of microsurgery, successfully replanted cases of scalp avulsions have been reported. In spite of previous publications of replantations based on a single artery and vein, it is now accepted that multiple anastomoses increase the success rate. We present herein the case of a successfully replanted avulsion in a child who caught her hair in a go-kart motor belt, and we discuss the mechanism of injury and number of anastomoses.