Successful Replantation of the Distal Phalanx of the Little Finger in a Newborn: A Case Report

Abstract

The infant was a 0.5-hour-old boy, with a bodyweight of 3.32 kg. The infant encountered an accidental truncation of the left little finger when the umbilical cord was cut during cesarean section at 10 a.m. on March 9, 2013, in a hospital; the distal interphalangeal joint of the left little finger was completely amputated for half an hour, and then was urgently sent to the Hand Microsurgery Department of our hospital for consultation. Physical examination results: Development was normal, crying was loud, heartbeat and breathing were normal, and no deformities of limbs were found. The space plane of the distal interphalangeal joint of the left little finger was completely amputated, the two cross-sections were even, the articular surfaces were exposed, the isolated finger was intact, and pallor and active hemorrhage was observed near the broken end (Fig. 1.1a, b).