Clinical Application of Split-Thickness Skin with Pedicle for Finger Wounds

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Typical 1. (a) A 52-year-old man presented with a skin defect of the index finger, (b) a skin incision of 4.0 × 2.5 cm on the lower right abdomen was designed, (c) incising three sides of the skin rectangle, and cutting the split-thickness skin (two-thirds thickness), (d) raising the skin and suturing it to the finger wound, (e) the pedicle survived well on the 9th day, (f) dividing the pedicle, (g) taking half the stitches out after 7 more days, and (h) after 3 months, the skin had grown well with good appearance and nice function.

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