title: Treatment of painful neuroma of amputated phalanx with distal toe transfer: a case report.
abstract: A painful neuroma in the amputation stump of a finger can be psychologically and physically disabling. Numerous surgical procedures have been attempted to prevent and treat amputation neuromas of the finger, but the results are inconsistent. Microsurgical transfer of the distal second toe to the amputated stump of the finger can provide a pathway and target for the regenerating axons and avoid recurrence of neuromas. In this article, we present the experience of successful treatment of amputation neuromas of an index finger with microsurgical distal toe transfer.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 2500 North State Street, Jackson, MI 39216, USA. fzhang@surgery.umsmed.edu
authors.forename: Feng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Eric C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Weijia
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Lineaweaver
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D050278:Finger Phalanges / Q000293:injuries*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009463:Neuroma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*