title: Hypothenar island flap: A safe and excellent choice for little finger defects.
abstract: Soft-tissue defects of the little finger are challenging especially when bone, tendon or vascular pedicle is exposed because of trauma. The hypothenar island flap is easy to harvest and has a good colour and texture match to the little finger pulp. We present nine clinical cases of soft tissue defects of the little finger covered using the reversed hypothenar fasciocutaneous island flap. This article intends to highlight the ease of elevation and good clinical results of the hypothenar flap which is rarely used.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tapan
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: İğde
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali Rıza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Yıldırım
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Artvin Public Hospital, Artvin, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yağmur Yaprak
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Balı
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Yozgat Public Hospital, Yozgat, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sedat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yılancı
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ramazan Erkin
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Ünlü
keywords: Hypothenar island flap; island flap; soft-tissue defects of the little finger