Résumé
Objective To investigate the therapeutic effect of toe transfer in reconstruction and repairation of thumb and finger defcts. Methods From December of 1996 to September of 2010,thirty-five partial thumb and finger defcts in 33 cases were treated with toe tissue for reconstructing and repairing.The transfer indication,surgery procedure,operative technique and treatment effect were retrospectively analyzed.Simultaneously how to improve the outcoming and success rate were explored and investigated.Results All 35 toe tissue were alive with aesthetic appearance and finefunction.Followed-up from 3 months to 12 years,and judged by the tentative evalution standard of function of upper limb,which was made by Chinese Medical Association for Surgery of the Hand.The results were excellent in 14,good in 16,fair in 3 and poor in 1.The rate of excellence and good was 85.7%. Conclusion Toe tissue transplantation is an ideal treatment for reconstructing and repairing partial thumb and finger defcts.