Use of a cross-forearm neurocutaneous flap to provide sensation and coverage in hand reconstruction.
A cross-forearm, neurocutaneous flap has been used in certain clinical situations to restore coverage and sensation over hand defects. Based on the superficial branch of the radial nerve, this flap provides a combination of handlike skin and subcutaneous tissue with sensation, which can be transferred. A fascicular neurorrhaphy between the superficial branch of the radial nerve and an appropriate recipient nerve stump has resulted in new epicritic sensation in the reconstructed area.
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation* / Q000601:surgery*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000637:transplantation; D012677:Sensation; D012867:Skin / Q000294:innervation; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous / Q000379:methods