The second dorsal metacarpal artery neurovascular island flap |
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| Authors: | J O Small M D Brennen |
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| Affiliation: | Northern Ireland Plastic and Maxillofacial Unit, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast. |
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| Abstract: | The clinical applications of the second dorsal metacarpal artery island flap are illustrated by selective case reports from a series of 12 consecutive cases carried out in this Unit. In five cases the flap was transferred as a neurovascular island flap for sensory resurfacing of the thumb. There were no failures and no donor site complications. The anatomy and clinical dissection of the flap are described. |
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