title: Reply.
authors.affiliation: The Curtis National Hand Center, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Saunders
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Means
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*