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Digital distraction lengthening followed by free vascularized epiphyseal joint transfer
D I Singer1, B M O'Brien, M F Angel
1Microsurgery Research Centre, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
This is the first report of combined digital distraction lengthening followed by free vascularized metatarsophalangeal joint transfer. This restored mobility, stability, length, and growth potential in the ring finger of the mutilated hand in a child.