title: New workhorse flaps in hand reconstruction.
abstract: With the passage of time, certain hand surgery procedures are anecdotally dubbed "workhorse" techniques. These are procedures that are extremely reliable and have repeatedly demonstrated good results. However, with time, paradigms undergo shifts, and this is as true for hand surgery as any other field. In this article, we will describe the use of three new "workhorse" flaps that we have found to have reliable results in complex hand reconstruction: the pedicled radial forearm fascia flap for dorsal hand reconstruction, the free anterolateral thigh flap for mangled hand reconstruction, and the medial femoral condyle vascularized bone graft for scaphoid fracture nonunion reconstruction.
authors: Division of Plastic Surgery, University of Washington, 325 9th Avenue, Box 359796, Seattle, WA 98104 USA.
authors: Jeffrey B
authors: JB
authors: Friedrich
authors: William C
authors: WC
authors: Pederson
authors: Allen T
authors: AT
authors: Bishop
authors: Paula
authors: P
authors: Galaviz
authors: James
authors: J
authors: Chang
keywords: Anterolateral thigh; Femoral condyle; Flap; Radial forearm