An incomplete amputation of the thumb (A) with injury to multiple digital arteries was reconstructed by bone fixation and vascular reconstruction using a vein graft harvested from a cutaneous forearm vein (B). At nine months postoperatively, the thumb regained good function (C, D).
(A, C, D) Courtesy of Kevin C Chung, MD, MS, and Hidemasa Yoneda, MD, PhD. (B) Reproduced from: Chung KC. Revascularization and replantation of digits. In: Operative Techniques: Hand and Wrist Surgery, 3rd ed, Elsevier, Philadelphia 2017. Illustration used with permission of Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
