WORLD JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY
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Distally Based Dorsal Flag Flap for the Fingertip Defects
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<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. </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>
Fingertip Defects, Dorsal flag flap has, India
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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.