A unique case of total foot-to-hand transfer in an infant with monodactyly

F K Hashem; M M Al-Qattan

doi:10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.04.012

A unique case of total foot-to-hand transfer in an infant with monodactyly

J Hand Surg Br. 2005 Aug;30(4):343-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.04.012.

Authors

F K Hashem¹, M M Al-Qattan

Affiliation

¹ Division of Plastic Surgery, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

PMID: 15953665
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsb.2005.04.012

Abstract

A unique case of total foot-to-hand transfer, including the calcaneus, in an 8 month-old infant with monodactyly is described. Several technical and psychological aspects of the case are also discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Amputation, Surgical
Female
Foot / transplantation*
Foot Deformities, Congenital / surgery*
Forearm / blood supply
Hand Deformities, Congenital / surgery*
Humans
Infant
Leg / surgery
Ulnar Artery / abnormalities