Soft-tissue defects of the digits. Coverage considerations
Goitz, R.J.; Westkaemper, J.G.; Tomaino, M.M.; Sotereanos, D.G.
Hand Clinics 13(2): 189-205
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0749-0712 PMID: 9136034 Document Number: 475953
This article evaluates common techniques for coverage of digital tissue defects including skin grafts, advancement flaps, rotation flaps, thenar flaps, and fillet flaps. An appreciation of the physiology of flap healing in relation to the health of the defect site and the potential functional result better guides the choice of optimal-tissue coverage.
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