title: First web space reconstruction by a free flap from the contralateral paralysed hand.
abstract: In modern reconstructive surgery any composite tissue removed during an elective ablative operation may serve as a vascularised free-tissue transfer for a possible distant reconstruction. The use of this technique does not create a donor deficit and may help in the reconstruction process. We report a case in which the dorsum of a paralysed and insensate right hand has been used as a free tissue transfer for the reconstruction of the first web space of the left hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adani
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castagnini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Balsam
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caroli
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002058:Burns, Electric / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000379:methods*