The heterodigital reversed flow neurovascular island flap for fingertip injuries. 1999

R Adani, and R Busa, and R Scagni, and A Mingione
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Modena, Italy.

We report the results of pulp reconstruction with a new heterodigital reverse flow island flap. A dorsolateral flap from the middle phalanx, based on the digital artery is raised from the adjacent uninjured finger. The common digital artery, between the injured finger and the donor finger, is ligated and transected just before its bifurcation. The two converging branches of the digital arteries can be entirely mobilized as a continuous vascular pedicle for the flap. Thus the vascularization is now supplied by reverse flow through the proximal transverse digital palmar arch of the injured finger. To provide sensation the dorsal branch of the proper digital nerve from the donor finger can be included in the flap. Six reverse heterodigital island flaps were used in patients. In five patients the flap was used for pulp reconstruction and in one case for covering a dorsal digital defect. In one case mild venous congestion occurred. Good skin coverage with supple and well-vascularized skin was obtained in each patient. The static two-point discrimination over the flap was between 6 and 15 mm. This new procedure is indicated for extensive pulp defects in fingers in which reconstruction cannot be done using other flaps and as an alternative to microsurgical reconstruction.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D012039 Regional Blood Flow The flow of BLOOD through or around an organ or region of the body. Blood Flow, Regional,Blood Flows, Regional,Flow, Regional Blood,Flows, Regional Blood,Regional Blood Flows
D005260 Female Females
D005383 Finger Injuries General or unspecified injuries involving the fingers. Injuries, Finger,Finger Injury,Injury, Finger
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000293 Adolescent A person 13 to 18 years of age. Adolescence,Youth,Adolescents,Adolescents, Female,Adolescents, Male,Teenagers,Teens,Adolescent, Female,Adolescent, Male,Female Adolescent,Female Adolescents,Male Adolescent,Male Adolescents,Teen,Teenager,Youths
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D013524 Surgical Flaps Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps

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