Nicoladoni's operation
Related people
Thumb replacement by transplantation of the second toe to the first metacarpal. Nicoladoni first succeeded in replacing the lost thumb of a boy from the second toe of his right foot.
Bibliography
- C. Nicoladoni:
Daumenplastik. Wiener klinische Wochenschrift 1897, 10 : 663-670.
Daumenplastik und organischer Ersatz der Fingerspitze (Anticheiroplastik und Daktiloplastik). Archiv für klinische Chirurgie, 1900, 61: 606-614.
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