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Aesthetic outcomes following adipose flap versus fillet flap technique for radial polydactyly: a comparison study
- Source :
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume). 46:378-383
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- SAGE Publications, 2020.
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Abstract
- We performed a comparative study looking at the aesthetic outcomes of using a digital artery vascularized adipose flap (DAAF) for treatment of Wassel type IV radial polydactyly versus a fillet flap technique. Clinical charts and pictures of patients between 2002 and 2017 were reviewed to evaluate the appearance of 16 reconstructed thumbs using a visual analogue scale. Our results showed that the DAAF technique resulted in better outcomes with regard to contour of the thumb than the fillet flap group, with significantly less conspicuous scarring in the DAAF group. We conclude that the DAAF can produce better aesthetic outcomes in the reconstruction of radial polydactyly than conventional fillet flaps. Level of evidence: III
- Subjects :
- 030222 orthopedics
Esthetics
business.industry
Thumb polydactyly
medicine.medical_treatment
Adipose tissue
Anatomy
Plastic Surgery Procedures
030230 surgery
Digital artery
Arthroplasty
Surgical Flaps
Polydactyly
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Thumb
Comparison study
Humans
Medicine
Surgery
Fillet (mechanics)
Radial polydactyly
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 20436289 and 17531934
- Volume :
- 46
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....664ee35a965158657779eb43814d57c5