Preoperative Treatment for Finger Reconstruction

Abstract

Indications for finger reconstruction are expanding while contraindications are shrinking with the development of comprehensive ability and technical level of microsurgeon with their unremitting exploration and efforts and the success rate remains very high. Excellent medical techniques, cooperation of patients, and reasonable functional exercise would reduce the disability rate and improve quality of life. But patients with incomplete fingers especially the thumb missing is still common in clinic, which would seriously affect the appearance and function of hand, and even be severe psychological trauma. For now, the success rate is above 95% for not only simple reconstruction with toe replantation but also complete reconstruction of finger with different parts. Relative to finger replantation, expectations of patients and demands for medical staff would be higher. So how to complete finger reconstruction with present quality, the prerequisite for success is sufficient preoperative treatment to master surgical indications contraindications, and complete preoperative assessment, preoperative examination, design of operation plan, corporation of surgeon, OR team, and patients are also essential.