Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1973;55:1677-1679.
© 1973 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc
Interdigital Butterfly Flap in the Hand (The Double-Opposing Z-Plasty)
DARREL T. SHAW M.D.1,
CHARLES S. LI M.D.1,
DEWAYNE G. RICHEY M.D.1, and
STANLEY H. NAHIGIAN M.D.1
1 From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Saint Vincent Charity Hospital and Saint Luke's Hospital, Cleveland
In selected cases of palmar contracture at the base of fingers associated with webbing, a well designed interdigital butterfly flap may be used to correct the webbing and provide release of the contracture in both a longitudinal and transverse axis.