Surgical technique of harvesting vascularized superficial radial nerve graft.
We describe our surgical technique for harvesting the free vascularized superficial radial nerve graft based on the radial artery and its venae comitantes. Anatomy and preoperative preparation are also presented, as well as the indications and some contraindications.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Ogori Daiichi General Hospital and Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Ogori, Yamaguchi, Japan. drmohamedshafi@hotmail.com
Mohamed
M
Shafi
Yasunori
Y
Hattori
Kazuteru
K
Doi
D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006084:Graft Rejection; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery / Q000637:transplantation*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000637:transplantation*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000294:innervation; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods*; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology