Distally-based forearm flow-through flaps for emergency finger revascularization.
This paper reports the authors' experience with the use of distally-based forearm flaps as flow-through flaps for revascularization of distal parts of the hand, by simultaneous coverage of traumatic soft-tissue defects. Two clinical cases are presented and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
Libermanis
O
O
Center for Plastic, Hand and Microsurgery of Latvia, Riga, Latvia.
Krauklis
G
G
Kapickis
M
M
Krustins
J
J
Tihonovs
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply*; D005542:Forearm / Q000098:blood supply; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013524:Surgical Flaps