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Correspondence and Communications| Volume 79, P21-22, April 2023

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Letter to the Editor regarding “Long-term outcomes of toe replantation: A review of ten cases”

Published:February 04, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2023.01.033
      We read the article entitled “Long-term outcomes of toe replantation: A review of ten cases” by Cui et al. (J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2022;75(11):4042–4047), with profound interest and admiration.
      • Cui Y.
      • Wang J.
      • Lin J.
      • Pei Y.
      • Zhu L.
      • Xu Q.
      Long-term outcomes of toe replantation: A review of ten cases.
      The authors’ compilation of 10 cases is second only to a retrospective study of 20 cases in 2008 and achieves a praiseworthy success rate of 92% compared to the latter’s 55%.
      • Lin C.H.
      • Lin C.H.
      • Sassu P.
      • Hsu C.C.
      • Lin Y.T.
      • Wei F.C.
      Replantation of the great toe: Review of 20 cases.
      Toe replantation is an overlooked surgery, often times not even offered to patients as an option. This is an important study proving toe replantation is a safe and important intervention to preserve foot function and esthetics.
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