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Bipedicle flap reconstruction for complex longitudinal dorsal tissue defects of the digits. Hand surgery : an international journal devoted to hand and upper limb surgery and related research : journal of the Asia-Pacific Federation of Societies for Surgery of the Hand [Hand Surg] Journal article

 
Fujiwara M, Ito R, Fukamizu H 
Bipedicle flap reconstruction for complex longitudinal dorsal tissue defects of the digits. [Journal Article]
Hand Surg 2007; 12(3):191-7.


Achieving coverage after digital injury is crucial, because simple skin defects can expose essential structures such as tendons or bones. This is particularly true on the dorsal surfaces of the digits, where the skin provides the only protection for the tendons. However, longitudinal skin defects of the digit have not been specifically identified in the literature and there have been few reports focusing on longitudinal dorsal skin defects. Here we report on the use of a bipedicle flap for reconstruction of complex longitudinal dorsal tissue defects of the digits, including those associated with tendon or bone damage.



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