Little finger-to-thumb microvascular transfer. 1998

J F Lalikos, and D M Rothkopf
Division of Plastic Surgery, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA.

This case report documents a unique thumb reconstruction performed at the authors' institutions. The amputated dominant right thumb of a manual laborer was electively reconstructed with microvascular transfer of the previously partially amputated little finger from the same hand. At 1 year postoperatively, the patient returned to work with excellent grip and pinch strength, thumb opposition to all digits, and 8 mm of static two-point discrimination. The technical details of the operation are described and compared with other analogous reports in the literature.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008866 Microsurgery The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D005385 Fingers Four or five slender jointed digits in humans and primates, attached to each HAND. Finger
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000673 Amputation, Traumatic Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury. Amputations, Traumatic,Traumatic Amputation,Traumatic Amputations
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D013933 Thumb The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four. Thumbs

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