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Evaluation of first dorsal metacarpal artery island flap for repair of fingertip injuries of the thumb /

Dhaif Fahim Shafea Shouber

Evaluation of first dorsal metacarpal artery island flap for repair of fingertip injuries of the thumb / تقييم استخدام السديلة الجزيرية من الشريان السنعى الظهرى الأول فى اصلاح إصابات طرف الابهام Dhaif Fahim Shafea Shouber ; Supervised Ahmed Gamil Elsharkawy , Tarek Seif , Youssif Ahmed Youssif Khachaba - Cairo : Dhaif Fahim Shafea Shouber , 2013 - 181 P. : facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery

In this study, a ten patients of post-traumatic thumb fingertip injuries were selected to undergo reconstruction by mean of first dorsal metacarpal artery island flap (kite flap), and full thickness skin graft to donor site were performed. Evaluation of the results of this flap was done by, preservation of both form and function of the thumb, donor site morbidity, cosmetic appearance, complications, sensibility regain and satisfaction of both the patient and the surgeon on different time scale periods



Fingertip injuries Kite flap Thumb