Digital surgery revisited. On the origin of digital transfer in reconstructive surgery.
A scarred donor site has been of secondary concern in reconstructive surgery, being the price one had to pay for the repair of a defect. In the 19th century reconstruction at the sacrifice of a little finger was contemplated and applied to difficult nasal repairs. The loss of a finger was sometimes preferred thus avoiding additional scars on the forehead and cheek. This so called 'Russian method' is of British origin, described in 1875 by James Hardie of Manchester.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ziekenhuis Leyenburg, The Netherlands.
D004739:England; D005385:Fingers / Q000637:transplantation*; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000266:history*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000266:history*