Reconstruction of the thenar muscles by microsurgery.
During the last four years 16 toe transfers have been performed at our Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Clinic in Hannover. In three cases of complete loss of the thenar muscles and the thumb, additional muscle reconstruction for opposition and adduction was considered. The method used in these cases will be described.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery*; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*