CompletedNot Applicable

A Comparison of the Littler Flap With the Bipedicled Nerve Flap

59 participantsStarted 2008-07

Plain-language summary

A retrospective study is conducted with 59 patients who has a combination of soft tissue and digital nerve defects following trauma treated using the Littler flap or bipedicle nerve flap.Patients are divided into two groups. The group reconstructed with the Litter flap includes 26 patients and the group reconstructed with the bipedicle nerve flap includes 33 patients.Discriminatory sensation, pain and cold intolerance of the reconstructed finger, and patient satisfaction were evaluated.

Who can participate

Age range15 Years – 55 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * the defect in a region where sensory return is considered important * soft tissue defect with exposed bone or tendon in only one digit * associated single or double digital nerve defects with 1 to 4 cm in length7 * a soft tissue defect greater than 1.5 cm and less than 4 cm in length * necessity to preserve digit length * a patient between 15 and 60 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * injury to the course of donor arterial pedicle or donor nerve * nerve defect less than 1 cm or larger than 4 cm * a soft tissue defect≤1.5 cm or ≥4 cm in length * multiple-digit soft tissue defects * extremely contaminated wounds * the defect in a region the flap is unable to reach, such as thumb fingertip

What they're measuring

Static 2PD test

Timeframe: 18 months to 24 months after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03701685

SponsorThe Second Hospital of Tangshan

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-02

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