FREE VASCULARIZED TOE JOINT TRANSFER TO THE HAND. A TECHNIQUE FOR SIMULTANEOUS RECONSTRUCTION OF THE SOFT TISSUE

Twelve patients underwent reconstruction of injured finger joints using our technique of a vascularized transfer of the second toe proximal interphalangeal joint. The age of the patients at operation ranged from 7 to 47 years and the postoperative follow-up was 9 to 48 months. All the joint transfer...

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Published in:Journal of hand surgery, British volume British volume, 2001-08, Vol.26 (4), p.314-320
Main Authors: KIMORI, K, IKUTA, Y, ISHIDA, O, ICHIKAWA, M, SUZUKI, O
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child
Female
Finger Joint - surgery
Humans
Joints - blood supply
Joints - transplantation
Male
Middle Aged
Orthopedic Procedures - methods
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - methods
Tarsal Joints - surgery
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Summary:Twelve patients underwent reconstruction of injured finger joints using our technique of a vascularized transfer of the second toe proximal interphalangeal joint. The age of the patients at operation ranged from 7 to 47 years and the postoperative follow-up was 9 to 48 months. All the joint transfers survived and united with resolution of the preoperative joint pain, deformity and instability. The average range of motion of the reconstructed joints was 59° in the proximal interphalangeal and 54° in the metacarpophalangeal joints. No patient complained of pain or functional deficits in the donor foot.
ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1054/jhsb.2000.0566