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DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-12682
Toe Transfer in Congenital Hand Malformations
Publication History
Publication Date:
31 December 2001 (online)
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ABSTRACT
Fifty-eight patients with congenital hand abnormalities underwent 65 toe-to-hand transfers. Symbrachydactyly (51 cases) was the most frequent indication. Forty-seven second toe-to-hand transfers were performed in 44 patients. The mean follow-up time was 5.2 years. Two failures occurred in cases in which only one artery was anastomosed; no failures were noted when more than one artery fed the transfer. Two patients with a single second-toe transfer presented with lateral instability of the transferred metatarsophalangeal joint. The mean active range of motion was 38°, with a mean extension lag of 25°. The mean two-point discrimination was 5 mm. Forty-one patients used the transferred toe well, when performing activities of daily living and playing games. Toe-to-hand transfer, prior to the establishment of the grip pattern, facilitates integration of the transfer.
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