title: Use of an arterialised venous skin flap in the replantation of an amputated thumb.
abstract: We report the replantation of an amputated thumb using a venous skin flap, harvested from the volar surface of the forearm, to make up the soft tissue defect, and to restore the vascular continuity to the thumb.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan. nakazawa@prs.twmu.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakazawa
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Tsukasa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Isago
authors.forename: Kousuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational; D000328:Adult; D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012092:Replantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013933:Thumb / Q000098:blood supply / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*