A new approach for reconstruction of the gunshot defect of the flexor surface of the ungual (distal) phalanx by the proper transverse branch of the digital artery: a case report of combat patient injured in the Russo-Ukrainian war

Abstract Background Gunshot injury to the hand is severe trauma, requiring complicated reconstruction surgery for the damaged anatomic site to restore all the hand functions. The aim of this study was to show the example of the distal phalanx reconstruction by using a flap with distal transverse dig...

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Main Authors: Serhii V. Tertyshnyi, Igor Lurin, Igor P. Khomenko, Kostiantyn V. Gumeniuk, Volodymyr Yu. Shapovalov, Volodymyr V. Nehoduiko, Maksym Gorobeiko, Andrii Dinets
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-023-01139-0