35M p/w a long volatile oblique distal index finger amputati | Figure 1

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Case Description

35M p/w a long volatile oblique distal index finger amputation from lawnmower. Performed I&D, revision amputation, nailbed ablation, then a cross-finger flap, and grafted donor site with full thickness hypothenar skin graft.

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