title: Transfer of the third, fourth and fifth toes for one-stage reconstruction of the thumb and two fingers.
abstract: This paper describes a reconstruction of both hands after amputations because of severe frostbite. The right hand was reconstructed in two stages by free second toe and double toe transfer. A one-stage free transfer of the third, fourth and fifth toes was used for reconstruction of the left hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical Center of Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Pisarek
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005627:Frostbite / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*