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Complications after replantation can be classified into two categories: early and late. Early complications can result in total loss and failure of the replantation, while late complications can significantly impact function of the replanted segment. Early complications include infection, bleeding, and vascular crisis. Late complications include nonunion and malunion of bone, extremity/digit stiffness, and cold intolerance.
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Yang, G., Chung, K.C. (2015). Management of Complications After Replantation. In: Salyapongse, A., Poore, S., Afifi, A., Bentz, M. (eds) Extremity Replantation. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7516-4_13
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