Permanent reattachment to the body of a part that has been removed or severed.
successful replantation of the tooth
Example sentencesExamples
The younger the child and the sooner the replantation, the better the success; teeth replanted within 15 minutes stand a 98% chance of being retained after further dental attention.
Microvascular replantation is part of these surgeries which have been carried out in many cases.
Of the 15 attempts at replantation, only 5 were successful, despite meticulous technique.
This brings into question the need for attempted replantation under such circumstances.
Microsurgical replantation involves in addition to fixation of bone for stability and tendon repair for mobility, the repair of nerves and blood vessels with diameters as small as a millimetre.
Vein grafts were used in all successful replantations.
In 1966 Chen successfully replanted an amputated finger, and performed an arm replantation after segmental resection, thus allowing some functional restoration after tumour removal.
The literature on limb replantation shows that restoration of function depends largely on nerve repair and postoperative use of the flexor tendon.
The scrub person keeps the patch oriented correctly (ie, interior, exterior) from harvest to replantation over the defect site.
A replant surgeon should be consulted when replantation is considered, but reattachment never should be guaranteed to patients.
Definition of replantation in US English:
replantation
nounˌrēˌplanˈtāSHən
Permanent reattachment to the body of a part that has been removed or severed.
successful replantation of the tooth
Example sentencesExamples
The literature on limb replantation shows that restoration of function depends largely on nerve repair and postoperative use of the flexor tendon.
Vein grafts were used in all successful replantations.
Of the 15 attempts at replantation, only 5 were successful, despite meticulous technique.
A replant surgeon should be consulted when replantation is considered, but reattachment never should be guaranteed to patients.
The younger the child and the sooner the replantation, the better the success; teeth replanted within 15 minutes stand a 98% chance of being retained after further dental attention.
This brings into question the need for attempted replantation under such circumstances.
In 1966 Chen successfully replanted an amputated finger, and performed an arm replantation after segmental resection, thus allowing some functional restoration after tumour removal.
Microsurgical replantation involves in addition to fixation of bone for stability and tendon repair for mobility, the repair of nerves and blood vessels with diameters as small as a millimetre.
Microvascular replantation is part of these surgeries which have been carried out in many cases.
The scrub person keeps the patch oriented correctly (ie, interior, exterior) from harvest to replantation over the defect site.