Reverse lateral upper arm flaps for treating large soft tissue defects extending from the elbow to the forearm

In this study, we report three cases wherein reverse lateral upper arm flaps were used to treat very large tissue defects extending from the elbow to the forearm. The flap sizes were 19 × 6.5 cm, 20 × 7 cm, and 17 × 7 cm. All flaps survived and elbow motion recovered sufficiently....

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Published inCase reports in plastic surgery and hand surgery Vol. 9; no. 1; pp. 145 - 150
Main Authors Okamoto, Hideki, Kawaguchi, Yohei, Miwa, Shinji, Aiba, Hisaki, Senda, Hiroya, Murakami, Satona, Hayakawa, Kazuo, Joyo, Yuji, Murakami, Hideki, Kimura, Hiroaki
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Taylor & Francis Ltd 2022
Taylor & Francis
Subjects
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Defects
Elbow
Magnetic resonance imaging
Orthopedics
Patients
Range of motion
Skin & tissue grafts
Surgery
Trauma
University graduates
Veins & arteries
Wound healing
trauma
elbow
Large soft tissue defect
tumor
reverse lateral upper arm flap
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Summary:In this study, we report three cases wherein reverse lateral upper arm flaps were used to treat very large tissue defects extending from the elbow to the forearm. The flap sizes were 19 × 6.5 cm, 20 × 7 cm, and 17 × 7 cm. All flaps survived and elbow motion recovered sufficiently.
ISSN:2332-0885
2332-0885
DOI:10.1080/23320885.2022.2076683