Finger Reconstruction by Use of the Wrap
10.4055/jkoa.1988.23.4.1158
- Author:
Soo Bong HAHN
;
Nam Hyun KIM
;
Hyun Yeol CHO
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Finger reconstruction;
Wrap-around technique
- MeSH:
Amputation;
Congenital Abnormalities;
Discrimination (Psychology);
Fingers;
Humans;
Joints;
Sensation;
Thumb
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
1988;23(4):1158-1164
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Six thumb reconstructions and one index reconstruction were performed by use of the wrap-around technique. All successful digital reconstructions were reviewed at an average of 37 months after surgery. There were complications related to the digits in three patients ; these included pin site infection (1), malrotation (1), and nail deformity (1). But we considered that function and cosmesis were excellent with a 100% viability rate. All patients regained protective sensation and sttained two-point discrimination (average 10mm). The wrap-around technique represents an esthetically and functionally excellent procedure of digit reconstruction for amputation at the level of metacarpo-phalangeal joint or distal to it.
