Dorsal thumb flap for release of adduction contracture of the first web space.
A local flap, utilizing the skin over the dorsum of the thumb, for release of a first web space contracture has been described. Its construction allows for full integumentary release, adequate visualization of underlying contracted tissues, and a closure that provides full thickness sensory skin coverage over the entire web space and key pinch contact area.
D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D013576:Syndactyly / Q000601:surgery; D013933:Thumb / Q000601:surgery; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous