Table 4.
Description of surgical technique and ray resected for each study
| Study | Ray resected | Surgical technique | Revision surgery |
| Sadek (11) | IV | IV ray resection, transposition of V MC, fixed with K wire and reconstruction of deep transverse inermetacarpal ligament | / |
| Pedrazzini (13) | IV | IV ray resection, transposition of V MC, fixed with K wire and reconstruction of deep transverse inermetacarpal ligament | / |
| Segret (8) | IV | IV ray resection, transposition of V MC, fixed with K wire and reconstruction of deep transverse inermetacarpal ligament | 20% (2 cases) intermetacarpal space too wide |
| Nuzumlali (9) | IV | Not described | / |
| Peimer (10) | III or IV (7 cases) II or V (18 cases) |
Only in case of central amputation a ray transfer of border digit was done by ostetotomy | / |
| Levy (12) | III | Secondary ray resection without ray transposition, reconstruction of intermetacarpal ligament | / |
| Van Overstraeten (22) | (19 cases) (24 cases) |
III Metacarpal resection (6 cases), with transposition II-III (13 cases), IV metacarpal resection (16 cases), translocation IV-V according to Leviet (7 cases), classic translocation (1 cases) | / |
| Peze Iselin (15) | III | Ray resection, osteotomy of the hamate, reconstruction of intermetacarpal ligament | / |
| Steinchen (14) | III (4 cases) IV (9 cases) |
Ray resection without bony transposition, reconstruction of deep transverse metacarpal ligament e dorsal dermadesis | 4 (for complication) |