title: The sliding venous flap for covering skin defects with poor blood supply on the lateral aspects of fingers.
abstract: For the treatment of skin defects with poor blood supply on the lateral aspects of the fingers, particularly the radial side of the index finger and the ulnar side of the little finger which have been difficult to cover conventionally, we have developed the sliding venous flap. The flap can be moved by using the "sag" obtained from the dissected dorsal veins of the same finger. We have applied this technique in six cases with excellent results. The indications are limited to cases with only slight crushing of the dorsum of the finger. We consider this technique safe and effective in covering skin defects with poor blood supply on the lateral aspects of fingers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tamai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kakihana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D014680:Veins / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D014690:Venous Pressure