Abstract
We used a contralateral digital artery as a graft vessel for finger amputation in an infant. This artery graft may be harvested from the same finger, and the difference in diameter between the donor and recipient vessels is less than that for a vein graft from other areas. In cases with difficulties in harvesting a vein graft, such as in an infant, this method is useful for finger replantation.
A 4-month-old girl had her left index finger amputated at the distal interphalangeal joint by scissors and finger replantation was performed. We required a graft vein for the arterial anastomosis, but there was no suitable vein on the body surface. A radial digital artery was harvested 3 mm from the amputated edge as a graft vessel for anastomosis of the ulnar digital artery. The replantation surgery was successful.
