Refinement of reverse digital arterial flap for finger defects: surgical technique.
We have designed a refinement of the reverse digital artery flap technique for soft-tissue defects on the dorsum of the fingers. In contrast with the traditional reverse digital artery flap it reduces the morbidity at the donor site and increases the ease and availability of resurfacing the defect. We suggest it is an alternative for the resurfacing of finger defects, especially over the dorsum.
Chang
Kao-Ping
KP
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. kapich@cc.kmu.edu.tw
Wang
Wen-Her
WH
Lai
Cheng-Sheng
CS
Lai
Ching-Hung
CH
Lin
Sin-Daw
SD
D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*