Restoration of sensation using a local neurovascular island flap as a primary procedure in extensive pulp loss of the fingertip
Authors:
R.W.H. Pho
Affiliation:
University Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital Singapore
Abstract:
A technique using a local composite neurovascular island flap, raised on the volar digital vessels and nerve, is described as a primary procedure for the reconstruction of extensive pulp loss of the fingertip. The results of this technique have been uniformly satisfactory in 8 patients.