A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap

A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap

Summary:. Homodigital flaps are frequently used in the reconstruction of defects in the fingers. Their use in the coverage of defects of the toes is not commonly reported because such defects are usually treated with skin grafts, proximally based local flaps, or even amputation and shortening of the...

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Main Authors: Spyridon Rekatsinas, MD, Antonia Fotiou, MD, Christos Kassos, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-03-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003503
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spelling doaj-bb861813d1fe4e01b087b1fc3627f5672021-05-25T02:15:48ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742021-03-0193e350310.1097/GOX.0000000000003503202103000-00045A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island FlapSpyridon Rekatsinas, MD0Antonia Fotiou, MD1Christos Kassos, MD2From the Plastic Surgery Department and Burns Intensive Care Unit, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.From the Plastic Surgery Department and Burns Intensive Care Unit, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.From the Plastic Surgery Department and Burns Intensive Care Unit, Nicosia General Hospital, Nicosia, Cyprus.Summary:. Homodigital flaps are frequently used in the reconstruction of defects in the fingers. Their use in the coverage of defects of the toes is not commonly reported because such defects are usually treated with skin grafts, proximally based local flaps, or even amputation and shortening of the toe. We describe the implementation of a homodigital island flap of the great toe for reconstruction of a traumatic defect of the dorsal aspect of its distal phalanx.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000003503
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author Spyridon Rekatsinas, MD
Antonia Fotiou, MD
Christos Kassos, MD
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Antonia Fotiou, MD
Christos Kassos, MD
A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
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Antonia Fotiou, MD
Christos Kassos, MD
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title A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
title_short A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
title_full A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
title_fullStr A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
title_full_unstemmed A Case Report of Reconstruction of the Great Toe with a Homodigital Island Flap
title_sort case report of reconstruction of the great toe with a homodigital island flap
publisher Wolters Kluwer
series Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
issn 2169-7574
publishDate 2021-03-01
description Summary:. Homodigital flaps are frequently used in the reconstruction of defects in the fingers. Their use in the coverage of defects of the toes is not commonly reported because such defects are usually treated with skin grafts, proximally based local flaps, or even amputation and shortening of the toe. We describe the implementation of a homodigital island flap of the great toe for reconstruction of a traumatic defect of the dorsal aspect of its distal phalanx.
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