Floating fingers are also known as floating bunions. Many parents of babies with bunions come to the clinic asking the same question: if they want to save their child’s bunion, is it better to take the bone from the foot or from the hand? If you want to save your child’s fifth finger, you can either take the bone from the foot, i.e. metatarsal bone reconstruction, or from the hand, i.e. hallux valgus bone graft reconstruction. Some parents are more familiar with the floating bunion surgery option and have their own views on both options, but others are less familiar and ask for my advice when they come to the clinic. Nowadays, I usually recommend taking the bone from the hand, why? The reason is that if the bone is removed from the foot, the child will not be able to walk for about three to four months after the surgery, and after that, the child will not be able to exercise strenuously, which is difficult for the child and difficult for the parents to take care of. If the bone is removed from the hand, the child can play as much as he/she wants after the surgery, as long as he/she is careful not to fall, which is less difficult for the child and easier for the parents to take care of him/her. Another issue that parents are concerned about is whether their child’s thumb will continue to grow after the hemi-metacarpal bone graft reconstruction surgery. In fact, the floating thumb will grow regardless of whether the surgery is done or not. After the surgery, the child’s thumb will be more active and better developed than before the surgery, but no matter how much it grows, it will not be able to grow like a normal thumb, which is something parents need to understand.