Composite osteo-cutaneous groin flap for the reconstruction of wrist and forearm defects.
Two patients with severe traumatic soft tissue and bone loss at the wrist and involving the ulnar compartment of the forearm have been successfully treated with a compound osteo-cutaneous groin flap. The bone scans of the iliac bone graft showed good vascularity 8 weeks after the operation.
D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006119:Groin; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000601:surgery*