title: [Possibilities for using the first dorsal metacarpal artery in acute management of severe hand injuries].
abstract: Two new indications for the first dorsal metacarpal artery are demonstrated in two cases with severe hand injuries. In the first case, an index pollicization was performed on the dorsal pedicle, in the second case a "kite" flap from the index finger was successfully microsurgically anastomosed.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Verbrennungen, Plastische und Handchirurgie der Berufsgenossenschaftlichen Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Germann
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hornung
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Raff
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation; D016267:External Fixators; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries*
vernacular_title: Zwei Einsatzmöglichkeiten der ersten dorsalen Metakarpalarterie in der Akutversorgung schwerer Handverletzungen.