title: Finger pulp reconstruction with a free sensory medial plantar flap.
abstract: This report describes the successful use of a free sensory medial plantar flap for the reconstruction of the volar skin of the index finger. Six months after the operation a corrective procedure was performed because the flap was bulky. A favourable result was obtained both functionally and aesthetically, with two-point discrimination of 4 mm, one year after reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Saitama Medical Center, Kawagoe, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Harashina
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012677:Sensation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013524:Surgical Flaps