Z-plasties and related procedures for the hand and upper limb.
The Z-plasty is a useful procedure in surgery of the upper limb for lengthening skin along a selected axis, for breaking up a straight line, and for obliterating webs. At least six geometric variables are considered in designing a conventional Z-plasty, and several modified designs must be considered. Geometrical models are useful guides in design, but biomechanical features are also important and must be incorporated in the plan.
D001132:Arm / Q000601:surgery*; D003286:Contracture / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013524:Surgical Flaps