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Nonmicrosurgical use of an osteocutaneous parascapular flap for reconstruction of a complex hand defect
M Mutaf1, O Sensoz, E T Ustuner
1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Ankara Numune Hospital, Turkey.
Annals of Plastic Surgery
|May 1, 1997
Abstract:
We describe the nonmicrosurgical use of an osteocutaneous parascapular flap as a new application in reconstructive hand surgery for reconstruction of a complex hand defect resulting from a gunshot injury. This technique, namely the transaxillary parascapular flap, is easy to perform and does not require the sophisticated equipment and expertise of microsurgery. This is an important advantage, especially for developing countries in which microsurgical facilities are limited.