title: The retrograde radial fascial forearm flap: surgical rationale, technique, and clinical application.
abstract: The retrograde radial fascial forearm flap may be used to provide appropriate tissue coverage for nerve, tendon, or soft tissue defects in the forearm and hand. The procedure is differentiated from the standard radial forearm flap in that the radial artery remains intact when the retrograde radial fascial flap is designed. The rationale, technique, and clinical application of the flap are presented in order to allow surgeons to maintain the radial arterial trunk in continuity while obtaining the advantage of appropriate soft tissue cover in this critical area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, USA.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rechnic
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Neill-Cage
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Schorr
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006226:Hand Deformities / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000502:physiology; D012086:Reoperation; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods* / Q000502:physiology; D014022:Tissue Survival / Q000502:physiology