title: Successful reconstruction of a high-pressure injection injury of the hand using a first web flap of the foot.
abstract: High-pressure injection injury to the hand often results in loss of tissue and hand function. The successful reconstruction of a hand following high-pressure injection injury is reported. A free neurovascular flap was transferred from the first web space of the foot to cover a skin defect in the first web space area of the hand. The digital nerves of the thumb and index finger were repaired using sural nerve grafts.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yasuda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001469:Barotrauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005528:Foot; D006225:Hand / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D014182:Transplantation, Autologous; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*