J Korean Orthop Assoc.  1989 Feb;24(1):103-108. 10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.1.103.

Treatment of Bone and Joint Exposure of Finger

• Sohn SW
• Rhee KH
• Kang CS

• KMID: 2445216
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4055/jkoa.1989.24.1.103

Abstract

Severe injuries of hands frequently expose the bone and joint due to the defect of crushing of soft tissues. Although the several methods are introduced, the treatment of bone and joint exposure of finger and hand is very difficult to control satisfactorily. From October 1986 to February 1988, we performed the pedicled skin flap in 11 cases; 9 abdominal skin flaps and 2 pectoral skin flaps. Follow up stuides showed good results. The successful surviving of flaps was accomplished in all cases and the dead bones were regenerated by the creeping substitution. Therefore this pedicled skin flap operation can be considered to be a simple and effective method in treating the bone and joint exposure of fingers.

Keyword

Pedicled skin flap; Bone and joint exposure; Finger

MeSH Terms

Fingers*
Follow-Up Studies
Hand
Joints*
Methods
Skin