title: The free fillet flap after traumatic amputation: a review of literature and case report.
abstract: Severe, mutilating hand injuries present difficult reconstructive scenarios. Often in these cases, portions of the amputated tissue may be used for reconstruction of the remaining digits and hand using the spare parts principle. The free fillet flap follows the spare parts concept. A literature review of free fillet flaps for hand and forearm coverage is provided. We also present a case report of a multi-digit and dorsal hand free fillet flap for coverage of a traumatic metacarpal hand. This flap demonstrates the value of ingenuity in planning during emergent trauma reconstruction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3595 USA.
authors.forename: Jacques A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Machol
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Division of Plastic Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, 550 Peachtree St., SE, 8th Floor, STE. 4300, Atlanta, GA 30308 USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, The Medical College of Wisconsin, 8700 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-3595 USA ; Clement J. Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI USA.
authors.forename: Hani S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Matloub
keywords: Fillet flap; Free filet flap; Microsurgery; Review; Trauma