The management of the complete ring avulsion injury.
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.
McGeorge
D D
DD
Mersey Regional Plastic and Burn Surgery Centre, Whiston Hospital, Prescot.
Stilwell
J H
JH
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*