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Thenar Flap for Severe Finger Tip Injuries in ChildrenFrom the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Robert Debre Hospital, Paris, France Correspondence: Dr Franck Fitoussi, MD, Pediatric Orthopedic surgeon, Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, 48 boulevard Serrurier, 75019 Paris, France. Fax: +33-1-40-03-47-91; E-mail: franck.fitoussi{at}wanadoo.fr Twelve children aged between 18 months and 11 years old who had sustained a severe fingertip amputation with total or subtotal pulp loss were treated with a distal-based thenar flap. The injuries were palmar oblique amputations or avulsion injuries involving the pulp and the nail bed. The pedicles of the thenar flaps were divided after 18 to 25 days and none suffered any necrosis. At the final follow-up, no interphalangeal joint contractures were found, the average two point discrimination was 5 mm, the thenar scar was asymptomatic and the subcutaneous tissue of the thenar flap was providing sufficient bulk to produce a rounded contour, like a normal fingertip. The thenar flap is a useful technique for use with severe fingertip injuries when local flaps cannot provide enough soft tissue and replantation is not possible.
Key Words: fingertip injuries • children • thenar flap
Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 29, No. 2,
108-112 (2004) |
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