Mobile first ray reconstruction. A case report.
We present a case with a serious loss of substance and function of the hand repaired by multiple surgical procedures to reconstruct a first metacarpal with a proximal articular surface stabilised by palmaris longus tendon to provide a stable proximal articulation to a mobile segment.
D006225:Hand / Q000503:physiopathology; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries / Q000637:transplantation*; D008875:Middle Aged; D013709:Tendon Transfer; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous