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The amputated avulsed upper extremity. The radial nerve had been avulsed completely from the plexus and could not be coaptated.
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F10
A 28-year-old man had his arm caught in farm machinery, which amputated the extremity at the upper arm (Fig 10).
The skin grafts for the exposed wounds are done and the replant has healed completely.
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F11
The exposed wounds (after 3 weeks) were skin grafted (Fig 11).
The healed latissimus dorsi muscle and the external fixator holding the elbow in flexion.
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F12
TFL graft and sutured to extensors (Fig 12).
The flexed fingers and the good wrist neutral position.
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F13
The postoperative period was uneventful. The patient began to extend his wrist and fingers 6 weeks after the removal of the external fixator (Figs 13 and 14).
Wrist extension.
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F14
The postoperative period was uneventful. The patient began to extend his wrist and fingers 6 weeks after the removal of the external fixator (Figs 13 and 14).