title: "Symbiotic tissue transfer"--a new concept in reconstructive plastic surgery.
abstract: A new hypothesis of "symbiosis" in reconstructive surgery is introduced, which has been used for single stage reconstruction of a metacarpal hand. The concept, technique and its use, along with it's merits are detailed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Microvascular Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Govila
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*