A modified local transposition flap ("parallelogram flap") surgery was performed for fingertip injuries by Zhang et al. The authors compared the clinical effects of parallelogram flap and homodigital island flaps in fingertip reconstruction. The study was conducted at Jinshan Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.The study collected patients who underwent parallelogram transposition flaps and homodigital island flaps to repair fingertip defects. 150 cases (150 fingers) were included in the study.

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