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Palmar advancement flap with V-Y closure for thumb tip injuries
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
The Journal of Hand Surgery
|September 1, 1992
Abstract:
The palmar advancement flap with V-Y closure was used in two patients with thumb tip injuries. This technique allows more distal advancement of the flap than does a conventional palmar advancement flap and does not require skin graft coverage.