Abstract
Traumatic or thermal injury to the fingertip may result in composite tissue loss. Exposed tendon, bone, or joint surface is best treated by flap coverage. The authors present their experience with a new technique that provides coverage for fingertip defects using the innervated dorsal adipofascial turnover flap, which consists of adipofascial tissue only and relies on the arterial anastomotic network of this tissue layer to sustain its vascularization. Eight digital amputations between the distal phalanx proximal to the nail matrix and midportion of the middle phalanx were resurfaced successfully with the innervated dorsal adipofascial turnover flap. The flaps survived completely; the mean follow-up was 9 months. This technique seems to be a relatively simple way of achieving early recovery. It does not require the use of distant flap immobilization of adjacent digits, nor does it require the use of homodigital flaps, which may jeopardize an already injured finger. The main advantages of the innervated dorsal adipofascial turnover flap are its ready availability from the local tissue, its sensation, and the absence of functional and aesthetic disturbance at the donor site.
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