Digital Reconstruction with a Nonfrozen Osteotendinous Allograft, Nerve Allografts, and Autogenous Radial Free Flap.
A 21-year-old man underwent amputation of his second to fifth fingers at the proximal phalanx level on the right hand. The third and fourth fingers were reconstructed with 2 toe-to-hand free transfers. The fifth digit was reconstructed with a nonfrozen osteotendinous allograft, nerve allografts, and autogenous radial free flap without immunosuppression. The patient was lost to follow-up for 19 years. He received no rehabilitation. He reported that he had experienced no adverse reactions to the materials or the graft, or infection, or fractures. No additional surgical procedures were performed. Today, the digit is functional and has acceptable aesthetic appearance. This outcome is similar to those obtained in digits reconstructed with frozen osteotendinous allografts and autologous cutaneous covers and opens the possibility for future research.
Plastic and Reconstructive Service at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.
Martin
M
Iglesias
Plastic and Reconstructive Service at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.
Patricia
P
Butrón
Plastic and Reconstructive Service at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.
Damian
D
Palafox
Plastic and Reconstructive Service at Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubiran, Mexico City, Mexico.
Angel U
AU
Cruz-Reyes