An upper extremity skin flap for coverage of thoracic defects.
A skin flap based on the medical surface of the upper extremity can be effectively used to close large defects of the chest wall when other lesser procedures prove to be ineffective or inappropriate.
D001132:Arm; D004322:Drainage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013903:Thoracic Surgery; D013909:Thorax / Q000601:surgery*