Is the adipofascial flap the key to regenerative surgery?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

"Form and function restoration" is the ultimate goal of reconstructive surgery, which is oriented toward regeneration rather than reparation. Recently, research in reconstructive surgery has focused on the regenerative potential of the adipose tissue. The aim of the study is to illustrate the surgical methods and show the functional and aesthetic results achieved by the reconstruction of finger soft-tissue defects using homodigital dorsal adipofascial reverse flap (HDARF).

Materials and methods

A total of 63 cases (45 acute and 18 elective) were included between September 2010 and August 2016. In each case, we preliminarily performed surgical debridement and then harvested an adipofascial flap from the back of the finger. Nine injured thumbs that were repaired wit

SUBMITTER: Delia G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061596 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature