Hand reconstruction with partial toe and multiple toe transplants.
Microsurgical transplantation of toes to the hand can serve as an excellent method of reconstructing the severely traumatized hand. This article reviews the authors' experience with 188 great-toe and second-toe transplants. Detailed operative sequence and postoperative care are also discussed.
Buncke
G M
GM
Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
Buncke
H J
HJ
Oliva
A
A
Lineaweaver
W C
WC
Siko
P P
PP
D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous