title: Closure of skin defects near the proximal interphalangeal joint--with special reference to the patterns of finger circulation.
abstract: In dealing with skin losses of the proximal segments of the finger, one must be mindful of the vessel arrangements. Preservation of the axial vessels removes the usual restrictions of length to breadth ratios which apply to flaps planned on a random pattern arrangement.
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous