RESULTS OF VASCULARIZED JOINT TRANSFERS FROM THE FOOT

We report our results in ten cases of vascularized joint transfer to r econstruct the proximal interphalangeal joint (five cases) or metacarp ophalangeal joints (five cases). Donor sites were the proximal interph alangeal or the metatarsophalangeal joints of the second toe. Indicati ons for surgery were the need to reconstruct both the growth plate and joint space in children or the impossibility of a conventional prosth etic implant. The average range of motion was 44 degrees for the PIP j oint and 53 degrees for the MP joint at a mean follow-up of 22.7 month s.