title: Restoration of sensation using a local neurovascular island flap as a primary procedure in extensive pulp loss of the fingertip.
abstract: A technique using a local composite neurovascular island flap, raised on the volar digital vessels and nerve, is described as a primary procedure for the reconstruction of extensive pulp loss of the fingertip. The results of this technique have been uniformly satisfactory in 8 patients.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D012677:Sensation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous