=====Metacarpal Hand===== ==== Definition ==== * classical - all 5 digit - "transverse hemiamputation" * but extended definition: e.g. normal thumb, SF, partial thumb and SF ==== Non-micro options ==== * Phalangization: web deepening, adductor proximal transposition, bone lengthening - interposition or end with flap * interposition only if tip skin is good * rotational osteotomy 5th MC to make opposition OK ==== toe transfer ==== * big toe transfer * individual toes vs 2nd-3rd block transfers (Fu WC) ==== Source ==== * Dieter Buck-Gramcko's chapter