title: Functional reconstruction of bilateral injuries to the dorsum of hand using radial forearm tendocutaneous flaps.
abstract: We treated a patient with skin and tendon defects of both hands as a result of injury by a heat press. There have been no reports of bilateral hand injuries being treated using simultaneous bilateral tendocutaneous flaps. In this case, we reconstructed the injured tissue using simultaneous bilateral radial forearm tendocutaneous flaps, with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nara Medical University , Kashihara, Nara , Japan.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Maegawa
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yajima
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
authors.forename: Hiroyoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ota
authors.forename: Yoshinori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takakura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D064827:Myocutaneous Flap; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013708:Tendon Injuries / Q000601:surgery; D013709:Tendon Transfer / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Dorsal hand; radial forearm flap; soft tissue defect; vascularised tendon graft