title: Sensory recovery after reconstruction of defects of long fingertips using the pedicled V flap.
abstract: The pedicled V-flap technique was used to repair varying degrees of injury to the fingertip in 29 patients. The technique is described, together with the results of static two-point discrimination tests 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The sensation in the flaps reached near-normal levels after 3 months in all patients. Although statistically significant, the difference in the results at 1 month and 3 months postoperatively was minimal.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Krishnan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004192:Discrimination, Psychological / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020127:Recovery of Function; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000502:physiology*; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome