The wound over the finger did not heal for a very long time and the tendon which extends the finger was also exposed. This was covered with the flap which was hitched from one location to another with an intact blood supply.

The wound on the finger had exposed extensor tendon. It is important to cover the tendon early, otherwise they will desiccate and will be lost. The extensor tendon was covered with a transposition flap.

Dr. Pankaj Jindal is a hand surgeon in Pune with 35+ years of clinical experience in Hand Surgery and more than 30,000 surgeries performed. He specializes in hand trauma, microsurgery, nerve surgery, replantation and revascularisation, hand reconstruction, congenital hand deformities, paralysis reconstruction and complex reconstructive hand surgery. He has undertaken extensive international training in Hand Surgery across France, the United States, Switzerland, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

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