title: [Angioma of a finger: the usefulness of a graft from the hypothenar eminence for covering the defect].
abstract: Skin grafting remains the simplest option when bone is not exposed in soft tissue losses of the digits of the hand. As opposed to traditional donor sites, a split-thickness skin graft from the hypothenar eminence provides specialized skin similar to the one to be replaced. The graft remains elastic and soft in follow-up, without hyperpigmentation, hyperkeratosis, fissuring and hypertrophic scarring at the margins. As well as in acute trauma situations, the use of split-thickness skin grafting from the hypothenar eminence can also be extended to resurfacing defects in elective hand surgery. As an example, we describe a case of an ulcerated capillary hemangioma on the dorsal surface of the fifth digit at the distal interphalangeal joint.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva, Università degli Studi di Torino.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robotti
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bocchiotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Verna
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bocchiotti
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
vernacular_title: Angioma di un dito della mano: utilità dell'innesto dall'eminenza ipothenar per la copertura del difetto.