[Amputation involving the hand: indication and technique (author's transl)]

More than 3% of all work-related hand injuries result in partial or total amputation of fingers or hands (of 14621 patients with hand injuries, 479 patients had 878 amputations). When there is no possibility or indication for microsurgical replantation, the aim of the surgical effort is to rebuild a sensitive, vigorous grasp. The different procedures for plastic surgery of the hand are discussed.