[Angioma of a finger: the usefulness of a graft from the hypothenar eminence for covering the defect].
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.
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Istituto di Chirurgia Plastica e Ricostruttiva, Università degli Studi di Torino.
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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
Angioma di un dito della mano: utilità dell'innesto dall'eminenza ipothenar per la copertura del difetto.