The ulnar digital artery perforator flap for little finger reconstruction

Aakansh Jain; Sandesh Bharat Singh; Abhijat Mishra; A. K. Singh

doi:10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205017

Authors

Aakansh Jain Department of Plastic Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7776-7424
Sandesh Bharat Singh Department of Plastic Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2283-0542
Abhijat Mishra Department of Plastic Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9723-7068
A. K. Singh Department of Plastic Surgery, King George Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20205017

Keywords:

Ulnar artery perforator flap, Perforator flap, Little finger reconstruction

Abstract

An ulnar digital artery perforator flap has been used for little finger reconstruction. The flap is found to have a reliable blood supply, it is being perfused by a constant sizeable perforator. This paper helps describes a case report of a patient with injury to little finger with exposed bone for which a ulnar digital artery perforator flap was done. The position of the perforator was confirmed intraoperatively by an exploratory incision before committing to the distal incision. The flap used to cover the flexor aspect of the little finger has given good result.

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