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J Reconstr Microsurg 1997; 13(1): 7-8
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1063934
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© 1997 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Composite Big-Toe Flap of Nail, Nail Matrix, and Bone for Replacement of a Thumb Defect: Case Report

P. Lorea, S. de Fontaine, F. Schuind
  • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium
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Accepted for publication 1996

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19 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

Defects created by glomus tumor resection are usually closed primarily or with the use of a skin graft or a local flap. The authors present a case with a large defect on the radial side of a dominant thumb where, to replace missing tissue with the same type of tissue, a custom-made free toe transfer was used, to provide a good functional and aesthetic reconstruction.