title: Hand and forearm reconstruction after skin cancer ablation.
abstract: Skin cancer is common on the dorsum of the hand and forearm. The reconstructive challenges in this area are significant, and the options are myriad. Thus, the surgeon who takes on this challenge must know the various options. These options include the entire reconstructive ladder from direct closure all the way through to composite-free tissue transfer. Nail bed reconstruction should be mastered. In addition, the surgeon should be comfortable with all the reliable flaps, including the kite flap, the cross-finger flap, the reverse cross-finger flap, the rotation-advancement flaps, transposition flaps, and the radial forearm flap.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, 650 Ellis Oak Avenue, Charleston, SC 29412, USA. oneillpj@musc.edu
authors.forename: Patrick J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: O'Neill
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Litts
mesh_terms: D005542:Forearm / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*