title: The subcutaneous pulp flap for fingertip defects.
abstract: Various reconstruction procedures are now available for the treatment of fingertip defects with exposure of the phalanx. Herein we report a subcutaneous pulp flap (SPF) technique, involving use of the adjacent fatty tissue of the wound to form a rotated fatty tissue flap that covers the exposed bone. The SPF was then treated postoperatively with repeated moist dressings. This SPF treatment had minimal donor site defect and morbidity. In brief, the technique is a simple and safe alternative for the reconstruction of fingertip defects. The shortcoming of this flap is that the healing period is longer than for other methods.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Ninth People's Hospital, Medical School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Dong
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hong-Tai
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D040521:Subcutaneous Tissue / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps