PMID: 2509049Jun 1, 1989Paper

Free hallux nail flap for the reconstruction of the thumb or index finger. Report of 15 cases

Zhonghua zheng xing shao shang wai ke za zhi = Zhonghua zheng xing shao shang waikf [i.e. waike] zazhi = Chinese journal of plastic surgery and burns
G L Zhang

Abstract

From January 1986 to June 1987, 13 cases of thumbs and 2 index fingers defects were reconstructed by free hallux nail flaps. All cases got satisfactory results both cosmetically and functionally. The authors suggest that a rib graft is superior to an iliac-bone graft. In this paper, operative technic of free hallux nail flap transplantation is discussed and two cases are reported.

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