title: [Repairing finger's penetrating soft tissue defects with "dumbbell" fascial metacarpal flap pedicled with skin perforator of dorsal metacarpal artery].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of "dumbbell" fascial metacarpal flap pedicled with skin perforator of dorsal metacarpal artery in treating the finger's penetrating soft tissue defect.
  
  
  METHODS
  From February 2006 to August 2009, according to the courses, branches and distributions of the dorsal metacarpal artery, a "dumbbell" fascial metacarpal flap was designed and transposed to cover the penetrating soft tissue defects in 9 fingers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of 9 flaps survived and got primary healing. The shape and function of the fingers were satisfied after 1-18 months period of follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The "dumbbell" fascial metacarpal flap pedicled with skin perforator of dorsal metacarpal artery is an ideal donor site for repairing the finger's penetrating soft tissue defect.
authors.affiliation: The Boai Hospital, the Municipal Hand and Microsurgery Research Institute of Taizhou, Taizhou 318050, China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: He-Ping
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yun-Lan
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Zheng-Li
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult