title: [The use of the "spare-parts tissue bank" concept in emergency hand surgery].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In the case of multidigital hand trauma, the tissue of the amputated parts can be used for the reconstruction of the defected tissue localized on the other fingers.
  
  
  METHODS
  A series of seven patients has been reviewed in this paper; the authors illustrate the different possibilities of using the "spare-parts concept" in the emergency hand trauma surgery.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The functional results are presented.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The different techniques of reconstruction using the "spare-parts concept" are discussed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In the cases of multidigital lesions, the surgeon should choose the best opportunity to use the tissue of the amputated digits, or the non-conservable ones, to reconstruct the neighboring preserved segments.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie plastique reconstructrice et chirurgie de main, hôpital St-Roch, CHU de Nice, 5, rue Dévoluy, 06000 Nice, France. riahyoun@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Riah
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Balaguer
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Médard de Chardon
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Chignon-Sicard
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dannan
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lebreton
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D004630:Emergencies; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010686:Philosophy, Medical; D052581:Pinch Strength; D011859:Radiography; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome