Two-point discrimination in cross-finger flaps.
Fifty-one patients with cross-finger flaps were questioned and examined one to six years after operation. Two-point discrimination (TPD) was measured in the flap and in the equivalent, normal area of the opposite hand. These values were subtracted and the resulting TPD-difference related to time since operation. It appeared that patients younger than 20 years have the best chance of achieving good sensibility in cross-finger flaps. The restoration of sensibility apparently reaches an end stage within one year after operation.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012677:Sensation; D012879:Skin Physiological Phenomena; D013524:Surgical Flaps