Soft Tissue Reconstruction for Digital Defects

Soft tissue loss of the hand and digits is a common problem that confronts the hand surgeon and can arise from myriad causes with potential to cause pain, loss of function, and aesthetic disfigurement. The past 5 to 6 decades have seen a steady evolution and invention of different surgical strategies to resurface defects in the digits, ranging from simple single-stage procedures well within the ability of the novice surgeon to complex microsurgical reconstructions feasible in the hands of a practiced microsurgeon.

Source: Hand Clinics - November 20, 2019 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Sandeep J. Sebastin, David M.K. Tan Tags: Preface Source Type: research