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The Korean Society for Microsurgery (대한미세수술학회)
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The Reverse Digital Artery Flap for Finger Tip Reconstruction

수지첨부 손상재건을 위한 수지부 역혈행성 도서형 피판술

  • Han, Dong-Gil (Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung) ;
  • Ahn, Ki-Young (Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung) ;
  • Park, Dae-Hwan (Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Taegu-Hyosung)
  • 한동길 (대구효성가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 안기영 (대구효성가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실) ;
  • 박대환 (대구효성가톨릭대학교 의과대학 성형외과학교실)
  • Published : 1998.10.05
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Abstract

Reverse digital artery flaps were performed successfully to resurface the fingertip defect in 13 patients as noninnervated pattern and in 12 patients as innervated pattern from March 1993 to February 1996. No loss of flap in this series was noted. Refinements in flap design and surgical technique resulted in favourable functional and ethetic results. The average two-point discrimination of the reconstructed fingertip was 7.2mm and 4.5mm in the noninnervated and innervated flaps, respectively. This flap is an one of the ideal and reliable option for reconstruction of fingertip defects.

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