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  • Title: [Free hallux nail flap for the reconstruction of the thumb or index finger. Report of 15 cases].
    Author: Zhang GL.
    Journal: Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi; 1989 Jun; 5(2):95-7, 156-7. PubMed ID: 2509049.
    Abstract:
    From January 1986 to June 1987, 13 cases of thumbs and 2 index fingers defects were reconstructed by free hallux nail flaps. All cases got satisfactory results both cosmetically and functionally. The authors suggest that a rib graft is superior to an iliac-bone graft. In this paper, operative technic of free hallux nail flap transplantation is discussed and two cases are reported.
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