Antegrade Flow Digital Artery Flaps

Antegrade flow digital artery flaps enjoy a reputation for versatility and reliability with a robust vascular pedicle and the capability of resurfacing small to moderate sized defects in virtually any part of the hand. More than five decades of experience and evolution of surgical techniques with this class of intrinsic hand flaps makes this an indispensable part of the hand surgeons armamentarium when it comes to soft tissue reconstruction in the hand. Variant techniques and variable resurfacing indications are described for these class of flaps in this article. The main disadvantage or limitation lies in the need to sacrifice a digital artery.