The effect of use of the audiovisual tactile on sensory recovery following hand replantation: A case report

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study is to test if deprivation of tactile sense can be compensated by the hearing sense, early after hand replantation. Method: "Audiovisual tactile" apparatus was used early after hand replantation. In a 28-year-old man. Evaluation was done at regular intervals in 6, 9 and 18 months after the introduction of the intervention. Results: Results showed that sensory improvement is better than in the patient who used the artificial sensibility regimen compared with the one who did not. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.