The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit

D. Imran; C. Koukkou; L. C. Bainbridge

doi:10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

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The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit

D. Imran
C. Koukkou
L. C. Bainbridge

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The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit

Imran D, Koukkou C, Bainbridge LC. The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003;85-B(6):860-862. doi:10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

Imran, D., et al. “The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, vol. 85-B, no. 6, 2003, pp. 860-862., https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

Imran, D., Koukkou, C., & Bainbridge, L. C. (2003). The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit. The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 85-B(6), 860-862. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

Imran, D., Koukkou, C. and Bainbridge, L. C. (2003) “The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume, 85-B(6), pp. 860-862. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

Imran, D., C. Koukkou, and L. C. Bainbridge. “The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit.” The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume 85-B, no. 6 (2003): 860-862. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

Imran D, Koukkou C, Bainbridge LC. The rhomboid flap: a simple technique to cover the skin defect produced by excision of a mucous cyst of a digit. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2003 Aug 1;85-B(6):860-862. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620X.85B6.14061

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Abstract

Rhomboid flaps were used rather than rotation flaps for skin cover after excision of mucous cysts of the finger in six patients. The rhomboid flap is a safe, reliable technique which is more easily taught and applied than the rotation flap.

Correspondence should be sent to Mr D. Imran at the Education Centre, University Hospital of North Durham, North Road, Durham DH1 5TW, UK.

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