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16029918

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-8-26
pubmed:abstractText
The results of 21 non-vascularized toe phalanx transfers in 13 patients were reviewed radiologically with respect to function, physeal patency, growth and donor site morbidity at a mean follow-up of 7.4 (range 2.9-13.6) years. Physeal patency was maintained in 4 of 18 surviving transfers. The length of the transferred phalanx averaged 75% of the contralateral comparable toe phalanx and 44% of the contralateral digit proximal phalanx. Most patients had good or simple use of the hand with active joint motion. There was universal shortening of the donor toe with hypoplasia of the middle and distal phalanges. This review suggests that transfer of a non-vascularized toe phalanx provides a reliable but limited means for increasing length of a digit, stabilizing soft tissue "nubbins" and improving function. Longer follow-up has shown more modest gains in growth than in some previous reports.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
30
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
452-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Long term follow-up of composite non-vascularized toe phalanx transfers for aphalangia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Hand Surgery and Peripheral Nerve Surgery, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia. mtonkin@surgery.usyd.edu.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article