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Abstract
Objective
To compare the clinical efficacy of V-Y flap with neurovascular pedicle and dorsal branch of the terminal digital artery flap in repairing oblique wounds on the palmar side of the fingertip.
Methods
From September 2016 to June 2018, 42 patients with oblique fingertip wounds were treated. Among them, 20 cases were repaired with V-Y flaps with neurovascular pedicles (Group A), and 22 cases were repaired with dorsal branch of the terminal digital artery flaps (Group B). The operation time, complications, functional evaluation results and patient satisfaction scores were compared between the two groups.
Results
The postoperative follow-up time of group A was 5 to 25 months, with an average of 12.9 months, while that of group B was 5 to 26 months, with an average of 13.1 months. There was no significant difference in follow-up time between the two groups (P>0.05). The average operation time in group A was (27.1±1.9) minutes shorter than that in group B (38.0±4.9) minutes, and the incidence of complications in group A was 15.0% higher than that in group B 4.5%. The differences were statistically significant (P 0.05). According to the upper extremity functional evaluation criteria issued by the Hand Surgery Society of the Chinese Medical Association, the results were graded as excellent in 13 cases and good in 4 cases with the excellent and good rate being 85.0% for group A; the results were graded as excellent in 11 cases and good in 9 cases with the excellent and good rate being 90.9% for group B. The excellent and good rate of functional assessment for group A was lower than that for group B. The difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion
Compared with V-Y flaps with neurovascular pedicles, the dorsal branch of the terminal digital artery flaps have more advantages in repairing oblique wounds on the palmar side of the fingertip.
Key words:
Finger injuries; Surgical flaps; Fingertip wound; Effect comparison