Nuzumlali Mustafa Ersin, Ozturk Kahraman, Bayri Oya, Cepel Selim, Gurbuz Can
Istanbul Hand Surgery and Microsurgery Center, Aksaray Vatan Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2007 Dec;11(4):259-61. doi: 10.1097/bth.0b013e3180cabc97.
Various flaps have been described for the reconstruction of the soft tissue defects of the digits, but these are not applicable to all kinds of defects. Moreover, these techniques are mostly 2-staged operations that require long-term immobilization. In this study, reverse-flow digital artery cross-finger flap was used to cover various volar and dorsal digital defects in 9 cases. Seven of 9 cases that had follow-up period longer than 2 years were evaluated, and all had good results. We recommend that reverse-flow digital artery cross-finger flap is a universal flap that can be used for almost all types of soft tissue defects of the digits.
