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Table 2 Diameter of the digital artery’s perforators

From: Propeller perforator flaps from the dorsal digital artery perforator chain for repairing soft tissue defects of the finger

Joint

Thumb (mm)

Index (mm)

Middle (mm)

Ring (mm)

Little (mm)

Radial side(R)

 MCP (proximal to)

0.52

    

 MCP (distal to)

0.42

0.35

0.39

0.20

0.31

 

 PIP (proximal to)

 

0.25

0.28

0.30

0.26

 PIP (distal to)

 

0.28

0.21

0.21

0.23

 

 DIP (IP) (proximal to)

0.42

0.20

0.23

0.24

0.25

Ulnar side(R)

 MCP (proximal to)

0.50

    

 MCP (distal to)

 

0.41

0.31

0.27

0.30

 PIP (proximal to)

 

0.32

0.35

0.33

0.25

0.26

 PIP (distal to)

 

0.25

0.22

0.22

0.20

0.21

 DIP (IP) (proximal to)

0.40

0.22

0.22

0.26

0.25

0.25

Radial side(L)

 MCP (proximal to)

0.52

    

 MCP (distal to)

0.42

0.35

0.41

0.35

0.30

 PIP (proximal to)

 

0.25

0.29

0.31

0.22

0.26

 PIP (distal to)

 

0.28

0.20

0.28

0.20

 DIP (IP) (proximal to)

0.38

0.28

0.23

0.23

0.28

0.21

Ulnar side(L)

 MCP (proximal to)

0.50

    

 MCP (distal to)

0.46

0.41

0.40

0.30

0.32

0.25

 PIP (proximal to)

 

0.30

0.35

0.22

0.21

 PIP (distal to)

 

0.28

0.25

0.22

0.25

 DIP (IP) (proximal to)

0.40

0.26

0.25

0.21

0.20