Alejandro Nogueira⁽¹⁾, Olatz Alcelay⁽²⁾, Mª Jesús Martínez González⁽³⁾, Angel Perez Arias⁽⁴⁾, Francisco Iglesias^{(5)
(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)}Hospital Central de Asturias - Oviedo. Spain

	[Orthopedics & Traumatology]	[Plastic Surgery]

MATERIAL & METHODS

We have operated 6 patients with dorsal defects of index and middle fingers, using flaps based 1st and 2nd metacarpal arteries:

-A patient with skins neoplasies at dorsum of the second phalanx of the middle finger that go through the extensor tendon. We made excision, tendon plastia and reconstruction with 2,5x5 cm flap based on the 2nd metacarpal arteries.(fig.1,fig2).

-A rheumatic patients with skin necrosis caused by radioactive Itrium at dorsum of PIP joint on the index with tendinoous exposition. We made debridement and we covered with 2.5x2.5 cm flap based on the 1st metacarpal artery. (fig. 3, fig4).

-Two patients with traumatic skin, tendineous and joint defect at dorsum of PIP joint of the index. PIP artrodesisand reconstruction with 2.5x5 cm flap based on the 1st metacarpal artery was performed. (fig. 5, fig6).

-Two patients with traumatic skin and tendineous defect at dorsum of tha 2nd phalanx of the middle finger . We covered the defect with 2.5x 5 cm flap based on th 2nd metacarpal artery(fig. 7).

Discussion Board

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	[Orthopedics & Traumatology]	[Plastic Surgery]

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