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  • Title: [Nail fold formation using a thenar flap in complete syndactylia].
    Author: Johansson SH.
    Journal: Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir; 1982 Dec; 14(4):199-203. PubMed ID: 6303921.
    Abstract:
    In complete syndactyly fingers are fused along their whole length and the nail is continuous over a narrow osseous bridge between the nail processes of the distal phalanges. When the fingers are separated there is no adjacent skin to form a lateral nail fold and, therefore, the finger end will become distorted. By using a thenar flap to the dorsal aspect of the syndactylic finger tips material is transferred to create normal lateral nail folds when the fingers are separated some months later.
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