In the Annals of Surgery last week, Drs. Vilray Papin Blair and Louis T. Byars of St. Louis, Mo. told how they made a finger out of a toe. The patient was a pretty two-year-old girl who had ...

After the injury, I could not even hold a glass of water or eat by myself. I had lost all confidence,” said 34-year-old Abdalla Alkhader, a Sudanese soldier who lost his thumb, index and middle finger ...

Waltham — August 7, 2025 — For patients with amputations affecting the hand, toe transfer surgery provides an alternative to replanting the amputated digits and may lead to greater improvement in hand ...

If you’ve ever “flipped the bird,” you have something in common with ancient Greeks. It was around 2,500 years ago that the naughty Greeks developed a phallic gesture to offend, taunt and literally ...

Achenbach syndrome is a rare, benign condition that involves swollen and bruised-looking (or “blue”) fingers and toes. It is not connected to other health conditions but may mimic their symptoms.

Some conditions cause the finger or toe joint tissue to thicken, making movement difficult. This may affect how the joint bends and may feel like it is locking up. A person may also experience joint ...