Finger reconstruction using toe transplantation.
In the mutilated hand where all the fingers are destroyed, the undamaged mobile thumb will not be capable of performing the important function of making a grip or pinch alone. Under such circumstances, it is worthwhile reconstructing the missing fingers so as to restore this simple but basic function.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D009068:Movement; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014034:Toes / Q000502:physiology / Q000637:transplantation*