title: Direct closure of the radial forearm flap donor defect.
abstract: A method of direct closure of the donor defect of the radial forearm flap is described. This avoids the complication of delayed wound healing which remains a problem after split skin graft reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elliot
authors.forename: A F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Bardsley
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Batchelor
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Soutar
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps