title: Zigzag bipedicle flaps for closure of full-thickness longitudinal palmar defects.
abstract: This paper reports a new technique of closure of longitudinal full-thickness palmar defects with bipedicle flaps, used in six patients.
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Department, St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sierakowski
authors.affiliation: Hand Surgery Department, St Andrew's Centre for Plastic Surgery and Burns, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex, UK. Electronic address: info@david-elliot.co.uk.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Elliot
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D005383:Finger Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D052256:Tendinopathy / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Bipedicle; Flap; Palm; Reconstruction; Zigzag