Repair of the amputated great toe.
A new method has been introduced to form a functional great toe following amputation. This method has several advantages, especially its simple one-stage operation, which uses a local plantar flap. Results are good from the esthetic and functional point of view. It may be used for traumatic and congenital defects of the great toe. Three cases are presented with illustrations.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic; D014034:Toes / Q000293:injuries*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous