Coverage of traumatic chest-wall defect using a fasciocutaneous forearm flap: case report.
Complete, stable chest-wall reconstruction was accomplished in a single operative procedure, using a fasciocutaneous free forearm flap based on the brachial artery. This allowed coverage of an extensive chest-wall defect.
Chiu
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Department of Surgery, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York, NY.
Barone
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D000293:Adolescent; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000150:complications; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries; D002968:Clavicle / Q000293:injuries; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012540:Scapula / Q000293:injuries; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000601:surgery*