J Reconstr Microsurg 2002; 18(2): 083-086
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-19886
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Microvascular Toe Transfer for Cleft-Foot Plasty: Eight-Year Follow-Up

Toru Sunagawa, Kenji Kimori, Yoshikazu Ikuta, Osamu Ishida, Yuko Tani
  • Departmentof Orthopaedic Surgery HiroshimaUniversity Faculty of Medicine Hiroshima,Japan
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Publication Date:
31 January 2002 (online)

ABSTRACT

No exact equivalent procedure has been developed for cleft-foot plasty. In the case of a four-year-old boy, the plasty was achieved by using microvascular toe transfer from a contralateral side that was amputated. Eight years postoperatively, the longitudinal growth of the grafted toe is symmetric, compared to the recipient toes, and the appearance of the treated foot is quite natural. The patient can run with a prosthesis on the amputated leg. It is suggested that utilization of parts from a useless extremity is important to reconstruct the other extremity.

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