Long-term measurement of innervation density in second toe-to-thumb transfers receiving immediate postoperative sensory reeducation.
Three male patients, each receiving microvascular tissue transfer of the second toe to the thumb of their dominant hand, underwent a formal program of sensory reeducation immediately following the transfer. A high degree of functional sensation is reported.
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Department of Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vllnius, Lithuania, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
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Krivulin
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D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013933:Thumb; D014034:Toes / Q000294:innervation / Q000637:transplantation*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic / Q000502:physiology / Q000534:rehabilitation*