Thumb Amputations in Children: Classification and Reconstruction by Microsurgical Toe Transfers
Jones N, Clune J. Thumb Amputations in Children: Classification and Reconstruction by Microsurgical Toe Transfers. The Journal Of Hand Surgery 2018, 44: 519.e1-519.e10. PMID: 30292715, DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsToe-to-thumb transfersThumb amputationPsychosocial outcomesPediatric Outcomes Data Collection Instrument questionnaireIsolated thumb amputationsLevel of amputationMultiple finger amputationsToe transferToe-to-thumb reconstructionOlder childrenTraumatic thumb amputationTraumatic amputationBilateral thumb amputationsComplications of childrenGreat toe transferInstrument questionnaireFinger amputationsAmputationTherapeutic IVMicrosurgical toe transfersReview of childrenFunctional outcomesDonor footRetrospective review of childrenCarpometacarpal joint