title: Soft tissue coverage of the hand with a free digital fillet flap.
abstract: A free digital fillet flap was used to achieve soft tissue coverage of the ulnar border of the hand in a 38 year old man with an industrial fan blade injury to the dominant hand. The use of a digital fillet flap from an unsalvageable ring finger allowed for a one-stage procedure avoiding donor site morbidity or need for additional reconstructive surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Idler
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mih
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013710:Tendons / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries