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Keywords

replantation, amputated digits, amputated finger, amputated toe, amputation injury, amputation, amputated, digital replantation, severed finger, severed limb, severed toe, red-line sign, ribbon sign, avulsion, crush avulsion, toe-to-thumb transfer

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