| Title | Reverse-flow first dorsal metacarpal artery flap for index fingertip reconstruction. |
| Author(s) | Karamürsel S, Celebioğlu S |
| Institution | Ankara Social Security Hospital Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Clinic, Ankara, Turkey. sebatmursel@hotmail.com |
| Source | Ann Plast Surg 2005 Jun; 54(6):600-3. |
| MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Amputation, Traumatic
Female
Finger Injuries
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reconstructive Surgical Procedures
Surgical Flaps
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| Abstract | Dorsum of the hand is an ideal skin-flap donor site for coverage of hand or finger defects. We elevated 8 reverse-flow first dorsal metacarpal artery flap in 9 patients for soft-tissue cover of index fingertip injuries distal to distal interphalangeal joint with exposed bone. In 3 patients, the digital branch of the superficial radial nerve was coapted to the digital nerve. All flaps healed uneventfully, except for 1 patient in which partial necrosis of the flap occurred. Postoperative follow-up was 4-12 months (mean, 8 months). Reverse-flow first dorsal metacarpal artery flap is a good alternative for reconstruction of index fingertip injuries. |
| Language | eng |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 15900143 |
