Recent Advances in Immediate Toe-to-Hand Transfer.
Toe-to-hand transfer is the last option for definitive reconstruction of the hand when digits have been lost as a result of traumatic amputations, congenital anomalies, or tumor ablation. Immediate toe-to-hand transfer for the treatment of acute hand injuries is defined as an emergency operation performed when replantation is impossible or failed. The aim of this article is to propose the indications, advantages and disadvantages of immediate toe to hand transfer as well as to compare the overall results with elective cases.
1 W Institute for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, W Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Sang-Hyun
SH
Woo
1 W Institute for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, W Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Myung-Jae
MJ
Yoo
1 W Institute for Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, W Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
Jung-Wook
JW
Paeng
D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014034:Toes / Q000637:transplantation*
Emergency toe transfer; Immediate toe to hand transfer; Reconstruction