Toe tissue transfer for the reconstruction of digital injuries.
Based upon the reconstructive principle "Replace like with like", the first and the second toes have shown to be ideal to replace lost digital structures in congenital cases or in traumatic cases when reimplantation has failed. The aim of this paper is to present a series of 15 patients operated on in our department between 1988 and 1995. In this series, the value of toe transfer for replacement of lost digital structures is illustrated and critically analysed by means of the final functional result evaluation.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.
P J
PJ
Guelinckx
N K
NK
Sinsel
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B
Defrene
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*