The management of web space contractures
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Published on: February 10, 2026
Loree K Kalliainen1, Warren Schubert
1Department of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Regions Hospital, USA. loree.k.kalliainen@healthpartners.com
Abstract:
Multiple reconstructive options exist for the web space contracture: skin grafts, local flaps, and distant flaps have all been used to release the contracture and resurface the resultant defect. Local flaps are frequently more suited to web contractures between the fingers, whereas the thumb-index web space is amenable to a broader range of surgical techniques. The authors present a review of the anatomy of the web and options for reconstruction of web space contractures.
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