[Repair and function reconstruction of complex soft tissue defect of posterior of hand and forearm].
OBJECTIVE
To study the repair and function reconstruction of complex soft tissue defect of posterior of hand and forearm.


METHODS
From May 2001 to November 2003, 8 cases of soft tissue defect of posterior of hand and forearm were repaired with thoracico abdominal flaps with hilum for primary stage. The tendon transplantation and allogeneic tendon function reconstruction of hand were performed for secondary stage. The range of the flap was 9 cm x 15 cm to 12 cm x 38 cm. Allogeneic tendon amounted to 6.


RESULTS
All the flaps survived. The flap countour was good. The results of allogeneic tendon transplantation were satisfactory and the function of hand was good.


CONCLUSIONS
Repairing complex soft tissue defect of posterior of hand and forearm and reconstructing hand function by use of thoracico abdominal flaps with hilum and transplantation of allogeneic tendon have the satisfactory clinical results.
Department of Hand and Foot Microsurgery, Foshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Foshan Guangdong, PR China. gao-7950@163.com
Junqing
J
Gao
Xunwen
X
Chen
Kefei
K
Yang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006085:Graft Survival; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D013710:Tendons / Q000637:transplantation