Open AccessTransplantation of a Free Vascularized Joint Flap from the Second Toe for the Acute Reconstruction of Defects in the Thumb and other Fingers
Author(s) -
Jihui Ju,
Lei Li,
Ruixing Hou
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/ortho.ijortho_200_17
Subject(s) - medicine , thumb , interphalangeal joint , second toe , surgery , free flap , transplantation , proximal phalanx , phalanx , anatomy , joint (building) , engineering , architectural engineering
This study aimed to evaluate a novel surgical method for the acute reconstruction of defects in the thumb and other fingers by transplanting a free vascularized joint flap from the second toe and to determine its clinical curative effects.