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FREE FLAP FROM A NON‐REPLANTABLE DIGIT FOR MICROVASCULAR DIGITAL RECONSTRUCTION IN A MULTI‐DIGITAL HAND INJURY
Author(s) -
Smith Craig B.,
O'Brien Bernard McC.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1991.tb00324.x
Subject(s) - numerical digit , medicine , hand injury , digital artery , free flap reconstruction , free flap , surgery , hands free , arithmetic , computer science , anatomy , human–computer interaction , mathematics , dorsum
Multi‐digit hand injuries require assessment of possible methods of repair and consideration of long‐term function to determine the most appropriate management for the individual patient. A case is presented in which an amputated non‐replantable digit was used as a source of a free flap to cover a large defect on another injured digit.