Publications by authors named "Nai-Chen Zhang"

We report our clinical experience with 11 cases of heel soft tissue defects treated with a medial plantar artery island pedicle flap. We also evaluated the functional outcomes of reconstruction. We enrolled 11 patients (10 [90.

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Background: Fingertip reconstruction using reverse-flow homodigital island flaps has been very popular over the years. However, the outcomes of reconstruction have not been clearly understood. In these circumstances, a systematic review of available literature is warranted.

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Objectives: To illustrate the surgical methods and clinical efficacy of microsurgical free-flaps obtained from second toe for the reconstruction of palmar soft-tissue defect of fingers.

Methods: We enrolled 22 patients (13 men and 9 women), who received second toe free-flap for 22 finger defects between August 2007 and July 2013. The average age was 35 years (range, 18-62 years).

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Background: This study illustrates aesthetic and sensory reconstruction of finger pulp defects with free toe flaps from the lateral aspect of the great toe or the medial aspect of the second toe.

Methods: Between August 2007 and July 2010, free toe flaps were harvested and used for 21 fingers of 21 patients. The average patient age was 34.

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This study reports our experience with reconstruction of distal fingertip degloving injuries using a single cross-finger flap based on the dorsal branch of the proper digital artery at the middle phalanx. From January 2009 to October 2011, 18 patients (18 fingers) presented with distal fingertip degloving injuries and were treated with this technique. The mean size of the soft tissue defects was 4.

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