Keys to successful second toe-to-hand transfer: a review of 30 cases.
Thirty cases of second toe-to-hand transfers are reported in which there were no failures. Factors judged to be important in these successful results include the careful choice of the donor site, distal to proximal exposure of first metatarsal artery, ensuring adequate perfusion of the toe before severing its vessels, and meticulous postoperative care.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014034:Toes / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*