title: [Reconstruction of combined skin and bilateral artey defects at palmar side of fingers by free posterior interrosseous artery flap in a bridge fashion].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the feasibility and therapeutic effect of free posterior interrosseous artery flap in a bridge fashion for combined skin and bilateral artery defects at palmar side of fingers.
  
  
  METHODS
  6 cases with combined skin and bilateral artery defects at palmar side of fingers were treated with long-pedicled free posterior interrosseous artery flap in a bridge fashion. The flap size ranged from 3.5 cm x 2.0 cm to 6.5 em x 3.0 cm. The wounds at donor sites were closed directly.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 6 flaps survived completely without any complication, and the wounds healed primarily. The blood supply and vein drainage in all the 6 fingers were normal. 4 cases were followed up for 1-12 months (average, 7 months). Satisfactory cosmetic and functional results were achieved. The flaps looked a little bit thicker than the surrounding tissue.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The long-pedicled free posterior interrosseous artery flap in a bridge fashion is a good option for reconstruction of the combined skin and bilateral artery defects at palmar side of fingers in one stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Hand and Foot Surgery Hospital of Wenzhou, Wenzhou 325000, China.
authors.forename: Bao-cheng
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Fu-sheng
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001158:Arteries; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005385:Fingers / Q000098:blood supply / Q000601:surgery*; D058752:Free Tissue Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation; D006801:Humans; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply / Q000637:transplantation*; D060053:Transplant Donor Site / Q000601:surgery; D014680:Veins