title: [Microsurgical anatomy and clinical application of the second metacarpal dorsal artery island flap].
abstract: We carried out anatomical research of the second metacarpal dorsal artery on 30 cadaver specimens. We find that the second metacarpal dorsal artery is a branch of the radial artery, and it is a nutrient artery for an axial or retrograde skin flap, similar to the first metacarpal dorsal artery island flap. This island flap is used in 7 patients, and all flaps survived well.
authors.affiliation: Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Weifang People's Hospital, Shandong.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D012867:Skin / Q000098:blood supply*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*