| Title | Extended palmar advancement flap with V-Y closure for finger injuries. | | Author(s) | Kojima T, Kinoshita Y, Hirase Y, Endo T, Hayashi H | | Institution | Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan. | | Source | Br J Plast Surg 1994 Jun; 47(4):275-9. | | MeSH | Adolescent
Adult
Amputation Stumps
Amputation, Traumatic
Female
Finger Injuries
Fingers
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nails, Malformed
Surgical Flaps
| | Abstract | The technique of using volar advancement flaps with V-Y closure to the fingers is described. It is possible to perform volar flap advancements up to 15 mm and use V-Y closures in the distal palm, avoiding a skin graft. This method is based on knowledge of the vascular anatomy of the finger dorsum, to avoid devitalising dorsal skin. This method was applied to 14 fingers of 13 patients including finger amputations, claw nail deformities, and skin defects of the middle phalanx. Favourable results were observed. | | Language | eng | | Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
| | PubMed ID | 8081618 |
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