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Simultaneous Toe-to-Hand Transfer and Lower Extremity Amputations for Severe Upper and Lower Limb Defects: The Use of Spare Parts

From the UCLA Hand Center, University of California, Los Angeles, and the Shriners Hospital, Los Angeles, California, USA

Correspondence: Dr Neil Jones, UCLA Hand Center, Suite #140, Division of Hand & Reconstructive Surgery, 200 UCLA Medical Plaza, Box 956907 Los Angeles, CA 90095-5907, USA. E-mail: njones{at}mednet.ucla.edu

From 1995 to 2000, five microvascular toe-to-hand transfers were performed in three children who were simultaneously undergoing lower extremity amputations. Their ages at time of transfer ranged from 4 to 10 years and the types of lower extremity amputation included toe amputation, foot amputation and through-knee amputation. The resulting toe-to-hand transfers included three great toe-to-thumb transfers and one combined great and second toe-to-hand transfer. The toe-to-hand transfers were all successful and all the lower extremity amputations healed without complications. In all cases, improved hand function and lower extremity function was noted by the families. These unique cases represent the ultimate use of spare parts in congenital hand surgery.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 27, No. 3, 219-223 (2002)
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2001.0735


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