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A modification of the great-toe transfer for thumb reconstruction
1Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
A modification of the great-toe-to-thumb transfer is presented, which includes sculpting the transferred toe with removal of soft-tissue pulp and bone from the lateral side of the toe. This modification provides the aesthetic advantages of the wrap-around flap while avoiding problems of bone graft resorption, pulp mobility, and a very difficult dissection. Function in our three patients has been excellent.