Fasciocutaneous flap by soft flesh losses. Case Presentation

Introduction: Soft flesh losses is one of the most frequent consult’s reasons in traumatology’s emergency wards. Soft flesh is the area of the finger with higher density of sensorial endings, which constitute the first link between our central nervous system and the external environment in terms of...

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Published inRevista habanera de ciencias médicas Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 248 - 255
Main Authors Rafael Mena Pérez, Miguel Alfonso Álvarez Fornaris, Mayta Brito Chávez
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana 01.03.2017
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Summary:Introduction: Soft flesh losses is one of the most frequent consult’s reasons in traumatology’s emergency wards. Soft flesh is the area of the finger with higher density of sensorial endings, which constitute the first link between our central nervous system and the external environment in terms of tactile sensation. Objective: to remark the advantage of the use of Pectoral fasciocutaneous flap through a Case Presentation. Case presentation: patient suffering a soft flesh traumatic loss of the tactile pad of the thumb, reviewing the morphophysiological specificities of surgery area and procedure. Conclusions: it is concluded that Human Morphophysiological knowledge are important in several medical-surgical procedures. Keywords: Surgical flaps, thumb, traumatic amputation, pectoralis flap, fasciocutaneous flap.
ISSN:1729-519X