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Reconstruction- Wrap around toe thumb reconstruction

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Description: The wrap around toe technique for thumb reconstruction was devised by Mr. Wayne Morrison at the Microsurgery Research Centre in Melbourne, Australia. It is useful to reconstruct an aesthetically pleasing, sensate and functional thumb when amputation is distal to the metacarpophalangeal joint.

Type: Case Study
Author/Contact: Charles Eaton
Institution: E-Hand
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Language: English

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Added: Thu Jan 31 2002
Last Modified: Thu Aug 06 2009