[Experience of treating firearm-wound in upper limbs with vessel pedicel tissue flap].
OBJECTIVE
To study the clinical result of treating firearm-wound with the vessel pedicel tissue flap.


METHODS
From May 1992 to October 2000, 21 cases of firearm-wound of upper limbs underwent transplantation with the vessel pedicel tissue flap. Of them, the locations of the wound were upper arm in 11 cases, forearm in 7 cases, hand in 3 cases. The size of wound was 1.0 cm x 0.5 cm to 8.0 cm x 6.5 cm; the wound course was 3 minutes to 8 hours with an average of 3 hours and 30 minutes. The patients were followed up 3 months to 2 years.


RESULTS
In 21 cases, the results were excellent in 19 cases and poor in 2 cases. The good rate was 90.5%.


CONCLUSIONS
Treatment of firearm-wound with vessel pedicel tissue flap has the good effect.
Yu
Jie
J
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, No. 451 Hospital of the PLA, Xi'an Shaanxi, P. R. China, 710054.
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A-ling
AL
Zhong
Gui-wu
GW
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003646:Debridement; D005260:Female; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*