"Our study provides the first evidence that toe transfer surgery provides better long-term hand function compared to attempted replantation of the amputated fingers," comments Fu-Chan Wei, MD, of ...

If you’ve got a toe to spare, surgeons say it might just be the best swap-out that nature has to offer. Look, no one wants to lose a finger, but it happens more often than you’d think. And when it ...

An amputation is a removal of all or a portion of a limb. A doctor may recommend this surgery approach due to chronic disease or a traumatic injury. Advancements in preventive techniques have meant ...

For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand function and other key ...