Repair of defects at the end of fingers with island flaps pedicled with digital artery / 中华整形外科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the therapeutic effect of island flaps pedicled with digital artery for the defects at the end of fingers.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>63 cases with 72 soft tissue defects at the end of fingers were treated with the island flaps. The flap size ranged from 8 mm x 11 mm to 21 mm x 27 mm.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>All the flaps survived completely. The follow-up period ranged from 4 to 19 months. The functional and cosmetic results were satisfactory. The two-point discrimination was 7 to approximately 9 mm. The TAM functional examination showed excellent in 59 fingers, good in 11 fingers and common in 2 fingers.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The technique with island flap is simple and reliable for the defects at the end of fingers.</p>