PMC5726702_01
Surgical defect with partial exposure of the tendons of the extensor
digitorum muscle
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After complete excision, without safety surgical margins, the remaining defect measured approximately 2.0 x 2.0cm with partial exposure of the tendon of the extensor digitorum muscle (Figure 1).
Semicircles marking from the distal medial edge of the defect towards the
radial and ulnar edges
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Semicircles from the defect's medial distal edge to the radial and ulnar margins were designed for the planning (Figure 2).
The flap lobules were positioned on the medial point of the surgical
defect
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The flap lobules were positioned with a mononylon 3-0 suture in the medial point of the surgical defect and then closed with mononylon 4-0 simple interrupted sutures (Figure 3).
Sutures after surgery
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The sutures were removed in 14 and 21 days, with no complications (Figure 4 and 5).
21 days after surgery
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The sutures were removed in 14 and 21 days, with no complications (Figure 4 and 5).