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Hypothenar island flap: A safe and excellent choice for little finger defects

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 defec...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Tapan, Mehmet, İğde, Murat, Yıldırım, Ali Rıza, Balı, Yağmur Yaprak, Yılancı, Sedat, Ünlü, Ramazan Erkin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4750262/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26933283
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.173127
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Sumario: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.