CompletedNot Applicable

Direct and Reversed Dorsal Digital Island Flaps: A Review of 65 Cases

China65 participantsStarted 2011-01

Plain-language summary

Reconstruction of soft tissue defects in the fingers continues to be a challenge problem. The study reports reconstruction of small to moderate defects of the fingers with the direct and reversed dorsal digital island flaps and evaluates the results of the use of the flaps.The main outcomes are static 2-point discrimination and Semmes-Weinstein monofilament scores of the flap and joint motion.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 60 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * a defect greater than or equal to 1.5 cm in length * the defects on the dorsal and lateral aspects of the fingers * the defects located between the distal 1/2 of the middle phalanx and the tip of the finger * a patient between 15 and 60 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * injuries involving the donor sites or the course of the vascular pedicle * a defect less than 1.5 cm in length.

What they're measuring

Static 2-point discrimination test

Timeframe: 16 to 24 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02102035

SponsorThe Second Hospital of Tangshan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2013-09

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