Fig. 1

A A three-step schematic demonstrating that the volar incision is obliquely located in the Bruner approach and the fingertip is resurfaced after adequate advancement of the flap. B The flap was outlined to cover the fingertip skin loss in the left index finger of a 40-year-old man caused by a machine accident. C After the release of all the ligaments around the flap and raising the flap. Arrow indicates the neurovascular bundle in the proximal apex of the flap. D Intraoperatively instant view of fingertip loss that resurfaced with the flap