[Clinical application of the reversed digital arteial island flap with digital wein and digital dorsal nerve anastomosis].
OBJECTIVE
To introduce clinical application of the reversed digital arteial island flap with digital wein and digital dorsal nerve anastomosis to repair digital soft tissue defect.


METHODS
Since 1999, 10 cases involving 14 digital defects associated with exposure of bone or tendon were treated by using the reversed digital arterial island flap with digital vein and digital dorsal cutaneous nerves anastomosis.


RESULTS
All the flaps were 100% survived and the result is satisfactory.


CONCLUSIONS
The reversed digital arterial island flap with anastomosing the digital vein and dorsa digita nerve is a safe, and simple technique, which can maintain the finger's normal appearance and reduce the incidence of venous crisis and improve the survival rate of the flap.
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Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan 528000, China.
Feng
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Xu
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery