Functional Donor Site Morbidity After Vascularized Toe Transfer Procedures: A Review of the Literature and Biomechanical Consideration for Surgical Site Selection

Conclusions: Functional foot impairment can occur after various toe transfer procedures due to altered biomechanics of weight distribution and gait. Rigorous biomechanical foot evaluation of this subset of patients is lacking. Great toe transfer appears to have the highest morbidity rate, but lower reoperative intervention as compared to second toe transfer. Preserving ray projection does not prevent biomechanical changes to the foot, but may delay functional impairment leading to favorable functional interpretation by patients and surgeons.
Source: Annals of Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Review Article Source Type: research