title: Osteocutaneous posterior interosseous flap for reconstruction of the metacarpal bone and soft-tissue defects in the hand.
abstract: A vascularized bone segment of the ulna together with a posterior interosseous fasciocutaneous flap is harvested, including a cuff of the extensor pollicis longus muscle. The authors treated five male patients with metacarpal bone and soft-tissue defects of the hand using a distally based island osteocutaneous posterior interosseous flap. Their ages at the time of surgery ranged from 15 to 37 years (mean, 24 years). The bone defects were in the first metacarpal in three cases, the fourth metacarpal in one, and the fifth metacarpal in one. The length of the donated ulna ranged from 3 to 7 cm (mean, 5 cm). The follow-up period ranged from 5 to 92 months (mean, 39 months). All flaps survived completely. The posterior interosseous flap provides thin skin of good texture, together with vascularized bone, for a one-stage reconstruction of the metacarpal bone and soft-tissue defects in the hand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Division of Hand Surgery, Medical Faculty of Uludağ University, 16059 Görükle, Bursa, Turkey. plastik@uludag.edu.tr
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Akin
authors.forename: Yeşim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ozgenel
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozcan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008663:Metacarpus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps