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Reconstruction of the Amputated Finger Tip with a Triangular Volar Flap A NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE
ERDOGAN ATASOY; EVANGELOS IOAKIMIDIS; MORTON L. KASDAN; JOSEPH E. KUTZ; HAROLD E. KLEINERT
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From the Department of Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville
1970 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery.  1970; 52:921-926 
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Abstract

A triangular volar flap has been used successfully for the reconstruction of amputated finger tips. It can be applied to most finger amputations except those with extensive soft-tissue loss on the volar side of the amputated finger tip. The distally based triangular flap, carefully prepared with intact nerve and blood supply, is advanced over exposed bone and approximated to the nail matrix. The V incision is closed by converting it to a Y.

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    These activities have been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
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