Emergency repair of finger soft tissue loss with island flaps.
- Author:
Hong-tai HU
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Emergency Treatment; Female; Finger Injuries; surgery; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures; methods; Skin Transplantation; methods; Surgical Flaps; classification; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2004;20(6):431-433
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo introduce the applications of a series of digital island flaps to the repair of finger and/or fingertip defects and explore the indications.
METHODSA total of 79 cases (82 digits) were treated with different flaps, including (1) the digital neurovascular pedicled V-Y advancement flap; (2) the reversed dorsoulnar arterial flap of the thumb; (3) the reversed digital arterial dorsal branch flap; (4) the modified Moberg flap; (5) the reversed digital arterial flap; (6) the Hueston flap; (7) the homodigital adipofascial turnover flap and the twin neurovascular island flaps.
RESULTSSatisfactory results were obtained in digital appearance and function.
CONCLUSIONSThese hoinodigital island flaps were particularly helpful for repair of finger and/or fingertip defects.
