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[The use of the "spare-parts tissue bank" concept in emergency hand surgery]
Y Riah1, T Balaguer, V Médard de Chardon
1Service de chirurgie plastique reconstructrice et chirurgie de main, hôpital St-Roch, CHU de Nice, 5, rue Dévoluy, 06000 Nice, France. riahyoun@yahoo.fr
Introduction:
In the case of multidigital hand trauma, the tissue of the amputated parts can be used for the reconstruction of the defected tissue localized on the other fingers.
Patients And Methods:
A series of seven patients has been reviewed in this paper; the authors illustrate the different possibilities of using the "spare-parts concept" in the emergency hand trauma surgery.
Results:
The functional results are presented.
Discussion:
The different techniques of reconstruction using the "spare-parts concept" are discussed.
Conclusion:
In the cases of multidigital lesions, the surgeon should choose the best opportunity to use the tissue of the amputated digits, or the non-conservable ones, to reconstruct the neighboring preserved segments.
