Management of Thumb Soft Tissue Defects or Amputations Wheeless

Description: - See: separate notes on -
- Digit Reimplantation
- Moberg Flap;
- Tendon Injuries of the Thumb:
- Second Toe Transfer:
- Skin Grafts: for hand defects;
Management of Acute Injuries:
- amputations:
- replantation: - w/ amputations through the thumb IP joint, consider replantation and fusion;
amputation of the finger and hand:
- in contrast to amputations of a single finger, bone shortening and wound closure usually should not be considered for thumb soft tissue defects;
- in general, the thumb should never be shortened;