title: Double-toe transplantation following temporary insertion of a block of silicone for reconstruction of a traumatic metacarpal defect.
abstract: The treatment of the mutilated hand with more than one digit missing and a metacarpal defect is challenging. We used double-toe transfer after temporary insertion of a block of silicone to fill the bony defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery at Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan. ishida@mcai.med.hiroshima-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kimori
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D001186:Artificial Limbs; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012828:Silicones; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones