Reconstruction of the insensate thumb by neurovascular island transfer.
A carefully planned and performed interdigital neurovascular island transfer offers the potential of excellent vascularized sensate coverage for the thumb. The procedure has stood the test of time and remains an important procedure in the armamentarium of the reconstructive hand surgeon.
Thompson
J S
JS
Carolina Hand Surgery Associates, Memorial Mission Hospital, Asheville, North Carolina.
D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D013933:Thumb / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery