Nail fold formation using a thenar flap in complete syndactylia
Johansson, S.H.
Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Handchirurgie Organ der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Mikrochirurgie der Peripheren Nerven und Gefasse Organ der V. 14(4): 199-203
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0722-1819 PMID: 6303921 Document Number: 190436
In complete syndactyly fingers are fused along their whole length and the nail is continuous over a narrow osseous bridge between the nail processes of the distal phalanges. When the fingers are separated there is no adjacent skin to form a lateral nail fold and, therefore, the finger end will become distorted. By using a thenar flap to the dorsal aspect of the syndactylic finger tips material is transferred to create normal lateral nail folds when the fingers are separated some months later.