Doctors "Re-Grow" Finger
June 13, 2001
A new surgical technique, the Ilizarov Method, taught to British plastic surgeons by a Russian doctor, is helping to "re-grow" fingers damaged or lost in industrial accidents or affected by congenital deformities. Previously only used on the larger bones of the legs and arms, the technique requires that the bones in the finger be broken and placed in a metal frame. The bones then grow together to a longer length. Doctors point out that a severed finger will never be able to grow back to its original length because the skin cannot stretch enough. However, the new, longer length of the finger allows the patient better use of the digit, as well as more self-confidence.
-- Article Courtesy of InjuryBoard.com
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