5-Minute Emergency Consult
Traumatic Amputation/Replantation
Basics
Description
- Partial amputations have tissue connecting the distal and proximal parts and are treated by revascularization
- Complete amputations have no connecting tissue and may be treated by replantation
- Both of the above are treated the same from an emergency standpoint
Etiology
Traumatic amputations may result from machinery, powered hand tools, household appliances, lawnmowers, getting caught between objects, motor vehicle collisions, crush injuries, blast injuries, gunshot wounds, knives, degloving injuries to digits (ring avulsions), and animal bites
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Citation
Schaider, Jeffrey J., et al., editors. "Traumatic Amputation/Replantation." 5-Minute Emergency Consult, 7th ed., Wolters Kluwer, 2027. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307646/all/Traumatic_Amputation_Replantation.
Traumatic Amputation/Replantation. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2027. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307646/all/Traumatic_Amputation_Replantation. Accessed July 18, 2026.
Traumatic Amputation/Replantation. (2027). In Schaider, J. J., Barkin, R. M., Hayden, S. R., Wolfe, R. E., Barkin, A. Z., Shayne, P., & Rosen, P. (Eds.), 5-Minute Emergency Consult (7th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307646/all/Traumatic_Amputation_Replantation
Traumatic Amputation/Replantation [Internet]. In: Schaider JJJ, Barkin RMR, Hayden SRS, et al, eds. 5-Minute Emergency Consult. Wolters Kluwer; 2027. [cited 2026 July 18]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/5-Minute_Emergency_Consult/307646/all/Traumatic_Amputation_Replantation.
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