title: Composite osteo-cutaneous groin flap for the reconstruction of wrist and forearm defects.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*