title: Reconstruction of pulp defect using a free finger-pulp flap from an excised extra digit.
abstract: We present a case of a post-traumatic finger-pulp reconstruction in which we used a free finger-pulp flap elevated from the excised extra digit in a patient with coincidental polydactyly of the thumb that had not been previously corrected. It resulted in satisfactory reconstruction of the defect with a well-padded, sensitive fingertip (static two-point discrimination of 3 mm) and excellent cosmetic appearance with the simultaneous correction of the polydactyly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Kwang Myung Sung Ae General Hospital, Kwangmyung-si, Kyungki-do, South Korea.
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000637:transplantation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017689:Polydactyly / Q000601:surgery*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D016896:Treatment Outcome