V-Y advancement of the entire volar soft tissue of the thumb in distal reconstruction.
The commonly used variant of Moberg's advancement flap for thumb reconstruction requires a skin graft to reconstruct the proximal thumb defect after advancing the flap. A modification has been described previously which allows direct closure of this proximal defect by incorporation of the V to Y principle into the design of the proximal part of the flap. A variant of the V-Y Moberg flap is presented and its advantages discussed.
Elliot
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North-East Thames Regional Plastic Surgery Unit, St. Andrew's Hospital, Billericay, Essex, UK.
Wilson
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D006801:Humans; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*; D013933:Thumb / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*