Use of the surgical glove in microsurgery.
The disposable surgical glove can serve as a model for toe-to-hand transfer, as a template for flap design, and as a ring tourniquet for the finger. The low cost, effectiveness, and easy handling of the glove warrant its role in reconstructive microsurgery.
Hou
S M
SM
Department of Surgery, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, R.O.C.
Urbaniak
J R
JR
D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps