The Battle Ground between Two Giants: Toe Transfer and Hand Allotransplantation

Fu Chan Wei*, Nidal F. Al Deek

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A few severe hand injuries represent a gray zone for the reconstructive surgeon, for which autologous tissue transfer and allotransplantation can yield satisfactory results, but not without downsides or morbidity. This article is written to address the dilemma of application of both techniques in those selected cases.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)678-680
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Reconstructive Microsurgery
Volume34
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 04 2018

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Keywords

  • allotransplantation
  • metacarpal hand
  • toe transfer

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