Revascularization of the digits and palm

In 1962, Kleinert and Kasden performed the first successful revascularizati on of an incompletely amputated thumb. This was followed, in 1965, by Komat su and Tamai, who performed the first successful replantation of a thumb. S ince then, microsurgery has helped to solve a wide variety of difficult sur gical problems and achieve a more functional and cosmetically acceptable di git. These problems include ring avulsions, distal finger amputations, and degloved skin.