title: Reconstruction and pathology in macrodactyly.
abstract: We report a case of macrodactyly in which a finger was shortened and the nail bed and root implanted proximally using a vascularized pedicle. Electron microscopic findings showed that there was focal and segmental degeneration of myelin sheath and neurofilaments of axon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National University of Singapore.
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Pho
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Y S
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000294:innervation / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013524:Surgical Flaps