title: Microsurgical soft-tissue hand reconstruction: an algorithm for selection of the best procedure.
abstract: Microsurgical hand reconstruction can be the first option to consider in some particular and complex clinical situations. An algorithm based on anatomical considerations and functional outcomes, may be useful for the plastic surgeon that deals with these challenging cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, and Burn Unity Hospital de São João, Porto Medical School, Porto, Portugal  ; Avenida Menéres, no 234, bloco 2, 4º Frente Esquerdo, Matosinhos Sul, 4450-189 Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Horta
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: António
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Costa-Ferreira
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Amarante
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Silva