Replantation using groin flap in thirty-four years old male with traumatic total degloving of little finger: A case report

INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE: Degloving injuries of the hand or fingers have a devastating presentation which challenges a surgeon to conduct reconstruction in order to resurface the naked finger and recover its function. The gold standard treatment for degloving injuries is using skin grafting and flap. The pedicle of groin flap is based on superficial circumflex iliac artery. It is one of standard flaps used in reconstruction of degloving fingers. In this study, we use groin flap for reconstruction of traumatic total degloving little finger. PRESENTATION OF CASE: This is a case of 34-years old man with total degloving of his left little finger because stuck inside running cutting machine in a clothes factory. The patient was then brought to the Hasan Sadikin General Hospital. The patient underwent thorough debridement, preparation of the donor site, and groin flap. After a week, the wound was in good condition with no signs of infection. CLINICAL DISCUSSION: The groin or skin flap is pedicled and vascularized by superficial circumflex artery. It can be considered as an option for treatment of single finger degloving wound because of its compliant nature and vascularization reliability. Despite this, it often results in bulky appearance which needs to be reconstructed later. THE CONCLUSION: Groin flaps are an appropriate method in managing degloving little fingers and are still cosmetically acceptable.