title: A homodigital switch flap to restore sensation to the ulnar border of the thumb tip.
abstract: Three cases of irrevocable loss of sensation on the ulnar side of the thumb tip are presented in which switch of the radial pulp of the thumb tip to the ulnar side restored sensibility to this critical area, providing a useful functional reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Department, St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK. info@david-elliot.co.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elliot
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Southgate
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Staiano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011826:Radial Nerve; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012677:Sensation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000294:innervation*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome