Thumb reconstruction by free transplantation of a damaged index ray from the other hand: case report.
We feel that the success rate of microvascular anastomosis, for surgeons experienced in it, provides, in selected cases, a method for thumb reconstruction which satisfies most or all of the desired goals. It also provides a means for preserving damaged parts--ones of limited value--and getting more important functions from them.
D005385:Fingers / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous