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The actual indications of cross finger flaps in finger injuries. 1986

R Souquet, and J R Souquet

More than thirty years after its description, the cross finger flap is still widely in use. Its main technical data are reviewed. The follow-up show that this procedure remains indicated in deep losses of substance of the palmar aspect of the basal or middle phalanx. Its use on the terminal phalanx remains controversial, but it is still useful when elaborated microsurgical procedures are contraindicated or not available.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008866	Microsurgery	The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D005500	Follow-Up Studies	Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease.	Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006230	Hand Injuries	General or unspecified injuries to the hand.	Injuries, Hand,Hand Injury,Injury, Hand
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
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