en تخصصي Special مقالات اصيل Original Article <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">: Fingertip injuries are common in plastic surgery practice, with multiple options for the treatment. Dorsal flag flap has been one of the options for the treatment and it has been explained as a proximally based flap. We have tried to understand the reliability of the distally based dorsal flag flap for the finger defects.&nbsp; </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Methods:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> This work was a retrospective study of consecutive patients with fingertip injuries who had undergone the distally based dorsal flag flap for reconstruction. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Results:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Among 19 patients who underwent reconstruction with the flag flap, 16 hetero-digital flap reconstructions, while 4 homo-digital flap reconstructions were done. We lost one flap, which was used for the same fingertip reconstruction. We had four patients with fingertip ulceration on the flap by 2 months which healed by regular dressings. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri="" style="font-family:"><b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Conclusion:</span></b><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Distally based dorsal flag flap robust flap, which has a narrow base thus, improves maneuverability and helps in bringing the fingers to a comfortable position</span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Fingertip Defects, Dorsal flag flap has, India 47 54 http://wjps.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-341-4&slc_lang=en&sid=1 veena Prabhakar Waiker 100319475328460013467 100319475328460013467 Yes Department of plastic surgery, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India. Shantha Kumar Shivalingappa 100319475328460013468 100319475328460013468 No Department of plastic surgery, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India. Kumaraswamy Mohan 100319475328460013469 100319475328460013469 No Department of plastic surgery, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India. Manjunath Kamlapurmat Nagabhushanaiah 100319475328460013470 100319475328460013470 No Department of plastic surgery, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India.