First dorsal metacarpal artery flap with dorsal digital nerve with or without dorsal branch of the proper digital nerve produces comparable short-term sensory outcomes

Abstract Background The first dorsal metacarpal artery flap, including dorsal digital nerves with or without dorsal branches of the proper digital nerves, can be used to reconstruct thumb pulp defects with good results. However, it is still unclear whether there are differences in the sensory outcom...

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Main Authors: Shi-Ming Feng, Jia-Ju Zhao, Filippo Migliorini, Nicola Maffulli, Wei Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13018-021-02838-z