title: Hand reconstruction with partial toe and multiple toe transplants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Buncke
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Buncke
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oliva
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lineaweaver
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Siko
mesh_terms: 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