Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction

Finger injuries with exposed bone, tendon or joint may need skin cover by a distant flap. Scrotal flap has been successfully used as a pedicled distant flap in four patients with finger injuries. This is a preliminary report on alternative use of scrotal skin.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: S Mishra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2000-02-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778541
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description Finger injuries with exposed bone, tendon or joint may need skin cover by a distant flap. Scrotal flap has been successfully used as a pedicled distant flap in four patients with finger injuries. This is a preliminary report on alternative use of scrotal skin.
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spelling doaj.art-73d0e9b440554f898a91148724a5898f2024-03-06T23:39:24ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03581998-376X2000-02-01330209509710.1055/s-0043-1778541Scrotal Flap for Finger ReconstructionS MishraFinger injuries with exposed bone, tendon or joint may need skin cover by a distant flap. Scrotal flap has been successfully used as a pedicled distant flap in four patients with finger injuries. This is a preliminary report on alternative use of scrotal skin.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778541
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title Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction
title_full Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction
title_fullStr Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction
title_full_unstemmed Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction
title_short Scrotal Flap for Finger Reconstruction
title_sort scrotal flap for finger reconstruction
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-1778541
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