Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 80s. Fig. 806. The substitution of the ring finger of the left hand for a missing right thumb {Joyces case).Fig. 805.—The right hand before 806.—The two hands grown together, after removal of the plaster. working from the deep aspect and taking care not to injure the digitalvessels. The triangular flap of skin is now turned down to cover the headof the metacarpal bone, and the incisions on the dorsum and palm ofthe hand are sutured with fine catgut stitches. The proximal end ofthe extensor tendon is pulled over to the palmar as
Plastic surgery; its principles and practice . Fig. 80s. Fig. 806. The substitution of the ring finger of the left hand for a missing right thumb {Joyces case).Fig. 805.—The right hand before 806.—The two hands grown together, after removal of the plaster. working from the deep aspect and taking care not to injure the digitalvessels. The triangular flap of skin is now turned down to cover the headof the metacarpal bone, and the incisions on the dorsum and palm ofthe hand are sutured with fine catgut stitches. The proximal end ofthe extensor tendon is pulled over to the palmar aspect of the hand,and the ring finger is then ready for grafting into its new position. 682 PLASTIC SURGERY (3) The two hands are apposed in a manner which is sufficientlyindicated in the accompanying photographs. This stage of the opera-tion is nov/ completed as follows: (a) The flexor tendons of the finger are joined to the long flexorof the thumb, if this has been found, or to the flexor carpi radialis ifmore convenient. (b) The proxima
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