Use of reverse triangular V-Y flaps to create a web space in syndactyly.
The authors describe a new technique for division in syndactyly. The web space is reconstructed using two reverse V-Y island triangular flaps. The flaps are raised both on the dorsal and the palmar aspect of the hand. This technique does not require the use of a skin graft. Fourteen syndactylies in 9 children-three incomplete (two congenital and one secondary to burn) and six complete-were treated using this technique. The results after a maximum 4-month follow-up and the advantages of the technique are discussed.
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Selçuk University School of Medicine, Konya, Turkey.
Hoŝnuter
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Tosun
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D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*