title: [Double island flaps from middle and ring fingers for the repair of soft tissue defects of the thumb (clinical and anatomical studies)].
abstract: This article reports the clinical application of double island flaps from the middle and ring fingers for the repair of soft tissue defects of the thumb in 16 cases and the results of the study in applied anatomy with 23 palms from adult cadavers. The double island flaps based on the pedicle of the second digital palmar common artery and the associated digital palmar common nerves have proved to be suitable materials for the repair of the soft tissue defects of the thumb. The method is applicable to the defects of soft tissue distal to the MP joint of the thumb. The repaired thumb is considered to have satisfactory contour and function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong Medical College.
authors.forename: H B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*