Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers
Summary: Reconstruction of soft-tissue defects on multiple fingers is challenging because the number of recipient vessels for free flaps is limited. We report the use of a free radial forearm flap with multiple perforator-based skin islands for the reconstruction of complex soft-tissue defects invol...
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| author | Ataru Sunaga, MD Shunji Sarukawa, MD Kunio Miyazaki, MD Hirokazu Uda, MD Yasushi Sugawara, MD |
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| description | Summary: Reconstruction of soft-tissue defects on multiple fingers is challenging because the number of recipient vessels for free flaps is limited. We report the use of a free radial forearm flap with multiple perforator-based skin islands for the reconstruction of complex soft-tissue defects involving multiple fingers. The injuries were caused by a heat press. The flap was transferred, like “bunting,” to the injured hand with an exteriorized pedicle. The technique presented here is advantageous because it simultaneously covers multiple defects and allows immediate hand therapy after the operation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-caf0fe8905894f2eb496bdfca327a90b2022-12-21T18:15:18ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742013-08-0115e3610.1097/GOX.0b013e3182a6ead801720096-201308000-00008Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple FingersAtaru Sunaga, MD0Shunji Sarukawa, MD1Kunio Miyazaki, MD2Hirokazu Uda, MD3Yasushi Sugawara, MD4From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.From the Department of Plastic Surgery, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.Summary: Reconstruction of soft-tissue defects on multiple fingers is challenging because the number of recipient vessels for free flaps is limited. We report the use of a free radial forearm flap with multiple perforator-based skin islands for the reconstruction of complex soft-tissue defects involving multiple fingers. The injuries were caused by a heat press. The flap was transferred, like “bunting,” to the injured hand with an exteriorized pedicle. The technique presented here is advantageous because it simultaneously covers multiple defects and allows immediate hand therapy after the operation.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/08000/Article.8.aspx |
| spellingShingle | Ataru Sunaga, MD Shunji Sarukawa, MD Kunio Miyazaki, MD Hirokazu Uda, MD Yasushi Sugawara, MD Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers |
| title_full | Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers |
| title_fullStr | Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers |
| title_short | Free Radial Forearm “Bunting” Flap for Reconstructing Soft-tissue Defects Involving Multiple Fingers |
| title_sort | free radial forearm bunting flap for reconstructing soft tissue defects involving multiple fingers |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/Fulltext/2013/08000/Article.8.aspx |
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