title: Free vascularised epiphyseal transfer designed on the reverse anterior tibial artery.
abstract: This report describes a case of radial club hand which was reconstructed by a proximal growth plate of the fibula supplied by the reverse anterior tibial artery. A brief discussion on epiphyseal transfer of the fibula is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Toho University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawaizumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motegi
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004838:Epiphyses / Q000637:transplantation*; D005360:Fibula / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013933:Thumb / Q000002:abnormalities