Open AccessDistally based cross-finger flaps for amputation stumps in avulsion amputations
Author(s) -
Rahul K Patil,
Sachin Chavre
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of plastic surgery/indian journal of plastic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.299
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1998-376X
pISSN - 0970-0358
DOI - 10.4103/0970-0358.105961
Subject(s) - medicine , replantation , amputation , avulsion , microsurgery , surgery , avulsion injury
Though advances in microsurgery have resulted in better survival rates of replants, replanting crushed and avulsed digits are difficult. If replantation is not possible these digits need local tissue cover to retain length.