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Soft tissue coverage of the hand with a free digital fillet flap
Author(s) -
Idler Richard S.,
Mih Alexander D.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.1920110305
Subject(s) - medicine , fillet (mechanics) , soft tissue , surgery , anatomy , mechanical engineering , engineering
A free digital fillet flap was used to achieve soft tissue coverage of the ulnar border of the hand in a 38 year old man with an industrial fan blade injury to the dominant hand. The use of a digital fillet flap from an unsalvageable ring finger allowed for a one‐stage procedure avoiding donor site morbidity or need for additional reconstructive surgery.