The radial forearm flap. A report of two cases with antegrade and retrograde arterial and venous flow.
The utility of the radial forearm flap is demonstrated by presenting the flap in two variations, as a free flap and as a reversed pedicled flap. The recipient areas were a large temporo-frontal defect remaining after tumor excision which included the periosteum and a radionecrosis on the radial side of the wrist where a conventional flap had failed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013699:Temporal Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins / Q000601:surgery