title: [Otto Hilgenfeldt (1900 to 1983)--an unusual approach for finger reconstruction].
abstract: Reconstructive surgery of detached extremities, especially fingers, has a long historical tradition. The first clinically correctly documented cases go back to the 19th century. During the first and second world wars numerous reports appeared about the surgical care of war victims. Pioneering innovative surgical methods were developed by especially motivated surgeons for the reconstruction of these disfiguring war injuries in Europe. Because of these particular circumstances and the prevailing revolutionary spirit, many innovations in surgery were developed. The report of Otto Hilgenfeldt (1950) described his unusual approach in reconstructing a finger by using the great toe.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Plastische, Rekonstruktive und Asthetische Chirurgie, Lubinus Clinicum Kiel. d.druecke@lubinus-clinivum.de
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Drücke
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Steinsträsser
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Langer
authors.forename: H-H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Homann
authors.forename: H U
authors.initials: HU
authors.lastname: Steinau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lehnhardt
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000266:history*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000266:history*; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000266:history*