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Desyndactylization of the first and second toes using full-thickness autologous skin graft from the ankle
Renato J Giorgini1, Tomasz Rostkowski, Christopher Japour
1Podiatric Surgery and Residency, North General Hospital, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract:
We present a unique case of congenital bilateral simple syndactyly of the first and second toes that was surgically treated using a full-thickness skin graft harvested from the same foot at the lateral aspect of the ankle. This surgical approach eliminates the potential need to involve another surgical team to harvest a donor graft from above the ankle, saving operating room time, anesthesia time, and overall cost to the patient. Cosmetically, scar formation above the ankle is also eliminated.
