A case of toe macrodactyly treated by application of a vascularised nail graft.
Macrodactyly is a relatively rare congenital abnormality of the fingers and toes and is difficult to treat. We report a new method for treating toe macrodactyly in which a nail with a vascularised pedicle is raised, the toe is shortened to an appropriate length, and the nail transferred to an aesthetically appropriate proximal site. Although this technique is of a higher level of difficulty than conventional procedures involving pedicled nail flaps, allows aesthetically more favourable nail reconstruction by single-stage operation.
Uemura
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Abeno-ku, Osaka 545-8585, Japan. uemuratakuya@r2.dion.ne.jp
Kazuki
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K
Okada
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Egi
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T
Takaoka
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K
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009262:Nails / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D014034:Toes / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*