[Plastic surgery of combined cutaneo-osseous defects of the hand]

The article analyses modern methods for the restoration of of defects in the metacarpal bones, based on microsurgical techniques. A case is described in which a new method for one-stage reconstruction of the hand in combined traumatic defect in the first and second metacarpal bones and an extensive defect in the soft tissues on the back of the hand was used. The hand was reconstructed by means of a vascularized complex autograft on a common vascular pedicle which included two separate fragments of the scapula and a fascial flap of the scapular region. With the application of the described method successful functional rehabilitation of the injured hand was achieved in a short period. A good cosmetic effect of the plastic repair was also noted.