• Ann Chir Plast Esthet · Jun 2020

    Case Reports

    [Hetero-digital toe flap according to the « spare-part » concept taken from a duplicated toe for the treatment of a cutaneous flessum of an associated clinodactyly].

    • P Curings, A Lari, V Guigal, D Voulliaume, and A Gazarian.
    • Chirurgie plastique, reconstructrice et esthétique hôpital Saint-Joseph Saint-Luc Lyon, 20, quai Claude-Bernard 69007 Lyon, France. Electronic address: pierre.curingss@gmail.com.
    • Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2020 Jun 1; 65 (3): 259-262.

    IntroductionThe correction of cutaneous deficiency encountered in clinodactyly is an important aspect of its treatment. The use of the skin lining of an adjacent duplicated toe as a « spare-part » flap may be of interest in providing good quality tissue.Clinical CaseWe report the case of a child with complete duplication of the 5th toe associated with clinodactyly. The use of a heterodactyl flap taken from the amputated toe allows the release of a plantar cutaneous flange of the preserved toe.DiscussionThe concept of « spare-part » flap is mainly used in hand surgery in traumatic lesions of the fingers. Its application in the treatment of clinodactyly on the occasion of the regularization of a polydactyly is also interesting because some fingers or toes are intended to be amputated to render a classical anatomy of five-toed foot. It is necessary for the realization of this type of flap on malformative toes to verify the existence of a distinct viable pedicle of the amputated toe, which can be done only intraoperatively.ConclusionThe surgery for congenital malformations of the toes requires perfect management of the skin capital. The use of a « spare-part » toe flap taken from the toe to be amputated is a viable solution for the treatment of a cutaneous flessum encountered in a clinodactyly of the adjacent finger.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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