Abstract
Although finger replantation has been performed by hand surgeons in the United States
for over 30 years the epidemiology of this procedure has not been studied. We used
a national sampling database from the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research to
summarize descriptive statistics surrounding finger replantation in the United States.
This sample contained 304 cases of finger replantation performed in 1996. Mean hospital
length of stay was 5.5 days and mean total charges were $20,330. Of the 906 hospitals
included in this database, only 136 performed finger replantation during 1996. Of
those, 60% performed only one case and 2% performed 10 or more cases. This descriptive
analysis provides an examination of the largest sample size to date of finger replantation
in the United States. Epidemiologic studies using national databases can provide researchers
and policy makers with the analyses needed to examine treatment options and appropriately
allocate future health care resources. (J Hand Surg 2000;25A:1038-1042. Copyright
© 2000 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 13,
2000
Received:
February 28,
2000
Footnotes
*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
**Reprint requests: Kevin C. Chung, MD, Section of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, 2130 Taubman Center, Ann Arbor, MI 248109-0340.
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© 2000 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
