The Krukenberg procedure: a method of treatment for unilateral anomalies of the upper limb in Chinese children.

Eight Chinese patients with congenital absence of the hand were treated with the Krukenberg procedure to provide a pinching function of the forearm bones. The rehabilitation program was simple and the functional results were satisfactory. We have selected three cases to illustrate the Krukenberg procedure and the indications for this operation, a procedure that is particularly suitable for the Chinese who are culturally adapted to chopstick functions.