title: [Repair of compound skin and bone defects in hands with pedicle osteocutaneous groin flap based on superficial circumflex iliac vessels].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the outcome of repairing hand composite defects using pedicle osteocutaneous groin flap.
  
  
  METHODS
  From February 1998 to May 2004, 33 cases of hand composite defects were repaired with pedicle osteocutaneous groin flap. There were 22 males and 11 females. The age was 19 to 54 years with an average of 24.3 years. The defect was caused by palmar penetrating injury in 17 cases, by dorsal hand crushing injury in 9 cases and by other injury in 7 cases. Twenty-three cases complicated by metacarpal defect, 10 by phalanx defect. The size of skin defect was 3. 5 cm X 2.0 cm to 15.0 cm X 10.0 cm, the size of bone defect was 1.5 to 3.5 cm. After 3 to 7 days of primary debridement, defect was repaired by the pedicle osteocutaneous groin flap based on the superficial circumflex iliac vessels. The flap size was 4.0 cm X 2.5 cm to 17.0 cm X 11.0 cm.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the osteocutaneous flaps survived. During the 4 to 22 months follow-up postoperatively, the texture, appearance and function of the flap were excellent and bone union was obtained in all cases after 7 to 9 weeks of operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The pedicle osteocutaneous groin flap is an ideal flap to repair the composite defect of the hand, with the benefit of simple procedure and reliable blood supply.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Ningbo 6th Hospital, Ningbo Zhejiang, 315040, P.R. China. wangxin@nbip.net
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Weiwen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006119:Groin / Q000601:surgery; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012867:Skin / Q000293:injuries; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply; D014945:Wound Healing