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Forequarter Amputation and Immediate Reconstruction with a Free Extended Humeral-Radial Forearm Flap
Miguel de la Parra1, Absalon Espinoza1, Jair Sanchez1
1Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Oncology Surgery, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS), Monterrey Nuevo León, México; and Department of General Surgery, Hospital Angeles del Pedregal, Mexico DF, México.
Abstract:
A forequarter amputation is a radical ablative surgical procedure that includes the entire upper extremity with its shoulder girdle. We present a 53-year-old woman with a solid slow growing tumor in her right shoulder of 15 x 20 cm in diameter. Resection and immediate reconstruction with a free radial forearm flap extended from the distal third of the arm to the midpalmar region, taking the humeral artery and the cephalic vein as a main peddicle. The final outcome is shown at six weeks after the surgery.
