Dorso-palmar triangular finger flap-A new advancement flap for cover of finger amputations-A preliminary report
A triangular V-Y type advancement flap on the finger has been designed, which advances skin from over the whole circumference of the finger, which includes both palmar and dorsal skin. The flap is sensate too. It is indicated for finger and thumb amputations proximal to the body of the nail. Six fla...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.
2001-01-01
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| Series: | Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery |
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| Online Access: | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2001;volume=34;issue=2;spage=66;epage=69;aulast=Mishra;type=0 |
| Summary: | A triangular V-Y type advancement flap on the finger has been designed, which advances skin from over the whole circumference of the finger, which includes both palmar and dorsal skin. The flap is sensate too. It is indicated for finger and thumb amputations proximal to the body of the nail. Six flaps were raised with five successes and one partial necrosis. This is a preliminary report on a new flap. |
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| ISSN: | 0970-0358 |