title: Single third-toe transfer in hand reconstruction.
abstract: Eighteen third-toe transfers to the hand were performed from 1984 to 1993 in 15 patients. These patients had multiple amputations, and follow-up ranged from 5 to 78 months with an average of 27 months. Single third-toe-to-hand transfer was elected when (1) the second toe was not available or not suitable for transfer, (2) the second toe was located in the same foot where the great toe had been transferred to the thumb and the second toe was, therefore, spared for gait, or (3) the third toe was a better size match.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: F C
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Yim
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*; D016896:Treatment Outcome