title: Burn of the elbow: the role of the radial forearm island flap.
abstract: The coverage of posterior elbow defects after debridement of burns is usually done by skin flaps from adjacent chest or abdomen in a two-stage operation. Other possibilities are local flaps and free-tissue transfer. A proximally based radial forearm flap for the cover of a 5-day-old burn is presented. It is considered to be indicated in large defects of the posterior surface of the elbow, including several centimetres of the triceps tendon.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, San Pedro de Alcántara Hospital, Cáceres, Spain.
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Salinas Velasco
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: García-Morato
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Fregenal García
mesh_terms: D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002056:Burns / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*