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J Reconstr Microsurg 1999; 15(5): 343-346
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000113
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© 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Dorsolateral Toe Flap as a Neurovascular Graft Carrier in Finger Reconstruction

Valdas Macionis
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery, Vilnius University Red Cross Hospital, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Accepted for publication 1999

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Simultaneous finger nerve and artery grafting, and soft-tissue coverage with a dorsolateral toe flap, including a plantar digital neurovascular bundle, were performed in a single patient. Although only fair sensory recovery was achieved, due to complicated wound healing, the toe flap as a neurovascular graft carrier can be a treatment of choice for reconstructing complex finger palmar defects.