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![Management of soft tissue defects of the thumb](https://image.oaes.cc/1c1252da-5b15-4ab2-8001-ec50f172dfe1/5472.fig.9.jpg)
Figure 9. A portion of the pulp must include a skin bridge to preserve the tiny and fragile veins in the skin that drain into the more prominent dorsal veins (blue dots). The yellow arrow points to the constant transverse digital artery (©Dr Piñal 2014)[36].