Use of the distally-based radial forearm flap supplied by the dorsal carpal arch, or palmar carpal arch, or both, in mutilating injuries - Two case reports

Karacalar, A; Ozcan, M

doi:10.1080/02844310050159891

Use of the distally-based radial forearm flap supplied by the dorsal carpal arch, or palmar carpal arch, or both, in mutilating injuries - Two case reports

SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY, cilt.34, sa.3, ss.273-277, 2000 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 34 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2000
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02844310050159891
Dergi Adı: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.273-277
Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The distally-based radial forearm flap is safe, easy, and versatile as a regional, one-stage procedure to reconstruct soft tissue defects of the hand. However, there is a general perception that the deep and superficial palmar arches have to be intact to raise a distally-based radial forearm flap. We successfully used two flaps supplied by the dorsal carpal arch, or the palmar carpal arch, or both, despite the fact that the deep and the superficial palmar arches were damaged in mutilating injuries.