Secondary Autologous Fat Grafting as a Novel Method to Improve Pain and Appearance of the Residual Fingertip After Amputation.
Ignatiuk A, Chow A, Shulzhenko N, Cece J, Ayyala H, Datiashvii R. Secondary Autologous Fat Grafting as a Novel Method to Improve Pain and Appearance of the Residual Fingertip After Amputation. Eplasty 2022, 22: e48. PMID: 37026033, PMCID: PMC10071596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVisual analog scaleMechanism of injuryAutologous fat graftingDistal phalanx amputationPatient-reported outcomesFat graftingEvaluate patient-reported outcomesPhalanx amputationPatients' perceptionsFlap closureImprove patientRetrospective review of patientsAmputationSecondary fat graftingOverall satisfactionReview of patientsAnalog scaleFollow-up timeExclusion criteriaAverage ageAdequate soft tissue coveragePatient demographicsFingertip contourSoft tissue coverageRetrospective review