Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited
Utilization of tissues from the amputated part to cover critical structures or enhance function in another area is a valuable technique in reconstructive surgery. For this “spare part surgery” to occur high level of awareness is to be present among surgeons who perform the primary procedure. We are...
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| author | S Raja Sabapathy Hari Venkatramani Madhu Periasamy Aditya Narasimhan Monusha Mohan Vamseedharan Muthukumar |
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| description | Utilization of tissues from the amputated part to cover critical structures or enhance function in another area is a valuable technique in reconstructive surgery. For this “spare part surgery” to occur high level of awareness is to be present among surgeons who perform the primary procedure. We are presenting a case wherein the great toe was harvested for thumb reconstruction in a patient who had a nonsalvageable lower limb injury with a crush injury of the hand with amputation of multiple fingers including the thumb. The patient on follow-up is using his reconstructed thumb for all his activities including for wearing the lower limb prosthesis. Harvesting the toe from the to be amputated part has the advantages of harvesting more skin, longer length of tendons, vessels, and nerves since there is no need for donor site closure or any concern for donor site morbidity. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-522f7d3254b64e9aa29391bfaed72d742025-08-20T03:59:25ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X10.1055/s-0045-1810110Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept RevisitedS Raja Sabapathy0Hari Venkatramani1Madhu Periasamy2Aditya Narasimhan3Monusha Mohan4Vamseedharan Muthukumar5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8355-1005Department of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDepartment of Plastic, Hand and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, IndiaUtilization of tissues from the amputated part to cover critical structures or enhance function in another area is a valuable technique in reconstructive surgery. For this “spare part surgery” to occur high level of awareness is to be present among surgeons who perform the primary procedure. We are presenting a case wherein the great toe was harvested for thumb reconstruction in a patient who had a nonsalvageable lower limb injury with a crush injury of the hand with amputation of multiple fingers including the thumb. The patient on follow-up is using his reconstructed thumb for all his activities including for wearing the lower limb prosthesis. Harvesting the toe from the to be amputated part has the advantages of harvesting more skin, longer length of tendons, vessels, and nerves since there is no need for donor site closure or any concern for donor site morbidity.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1810110toe transferthumb reconstructionspare part surgery |
| spellingShingle | S Raja Sabapathy Hari Venkatramani Madhu Periasamy Aditya Narasimhan Monusha Mohan Vamseedharan Muthukumar Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery toe transfer thumb reconstruction spare part surgery |
| title | Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited |
| title_full | Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited |
| title_fullStr | Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited |
| title_short | Reconstruction of an Amputated Thumb by Great Toe Harvested from a Simultaneously Amputated Lower Limb: “Spare Part Surgery” Concept Revisited |
| title_sort | reconstruction of an amputated thumb by great toe harvested from a simultaneously amputated lower limb spare part surgery concept revisited |
| topic | toe transfer thumb reconstruction spare part surgery |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0045-1810110 |
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