title: The management of the complete ring avulsion injury.
abstract: The complete ring avulsion injury presents a difficult choice between microvascular repair and further amputation. The former is technically difficult and the latter leaves an undesirable result. We describe an alternative method whereby a thinned groin flap is applied to volar surface and sides of the finger and a full-thickness skin graft covers the dorsum. This provides good quality cover to the volar aspect and avoids bulk on the dorsum.
authors.affiliation: Mersey Regional Plastic and Burn Surgery Centre, Whiston Hospital, Prescot.
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: McGeorge
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Stilwell
mesh_terms: D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005384:Finger Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*