Microsurgical revascularisation of the thumb pulp with a discussion of the venous drainage of the thumb.
Revascularisation of a thumb pulp by restoring volar venous drainage is described, stressing the need to search for volar veins in distal replants or revascularisations. The literature describing digital volar venous drainage is reviewed and the author's own findings during the course of dissecting twenty thumbs are presented.
D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012092:Replantation; D013933:Thumb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000637:transplantation