The reconstruction of a dorsal digital defect using a reverse homodigital island flap incorporating vascularized tendon

We describe a modification of the reverse homodigital island flap, in which a segment of lateral band of the extensor apparatus is harvested with the flap and used to reconstruct the extensor insertion to the distal phalanx.

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Main Authors: Tonkin, M.A., Ahmad, T.S.
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 1997
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/3004/
https://doi.org/10.1016/S0266-7681(97)80439-1
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Institution: Universiti Malaya
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Summary:We describe a modification of the reverse homodigital island flap, in which a segment of lateral band of the extensor apparatus is harvested with the flap and used to reconstruct the extensor insertion to the distal phalanx.