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more appropriate.

CONCLUSIONS
No classification has been proven comprehensive or superior in describing soft tissue defects of the hand.
We believe that a good classification is the one used after all necrotic, oncological, and infectious tissue has
been correctly removed, and is familiar to all surgeons and radiologists within the same center to facilitate
communication and improve patient care.

DECLARATIONS
Author’s contributions
Participated equally in this manuscript’s conception, design, drafting, writing, and revision: Battiston B,
Fulchignoni C

Availability of data and materials
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Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
All authors declared that there are no conflicts of interest.

Ethical approval and consent to participate
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Consent for publication
Not applicable.

Copyright
© The Author(s) 2023.

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