The Efficacy of Antegrade Homodigital Neurovascular Island Flaps in Distal Fingertip Reconstruction: A Systematic Literature Review.

Tiana CastilloJoshua XuAlexander TiedgenDavid J GrahamRichard D LawsonBrahman Shankar Sivakumar

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2022)

Antegrade homodigital neurovascular island flaps provide a safe and effective method of treating distal finger amputations, yielding satisfactory functional outcomes across all ages. Further studies comparing outcomes between the AHIFs and other reconstructive modalities would be useful.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
soft tissue
breast reconstruction
case control
skeletal muscle
weight loss
glycemic control