Determining the recipient site for a sensory island pedicle.
When performing a sensory island transfer for restoration of sensibility to an area of pinch, one must be accurate in determining the recipient site. We present a simple and precise means of determining the recipient site for a sensory island transfer by ink-blotting the areas of contact of the thumb and index finger.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods; D012677:Sensation; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries* / Q000294:innervation; D014945:Wound Healing