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Vascularized Composite Hand Allograft Procurement and Preparation for Distal and Proximal Forearm Allotransplantation: A Stepwise Approach
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Dorso-ulnar osteocutaneous reverse flow flap of the thumb
P Pelissier1, V Pistre, V Casoli
1Service de Chirurgie Plastique, Chirurgie de la Main, Bordeaux, France.
Journal of Hand Surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland)
|June 2, 2001
Abstract:
Three cases of distal thumb reconstruction with a reverse pedicled osteocutaneous flap taken from the dorso-ulnar aspect of the first metacarpal are presented. Even though the indications are rare, this flap is useful for the reconstruction of distal osteocutaneous defects of the thumb where more complex procedures are not feasible or considered as excessive.
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