Composite osteo-cutaneous groin flap for the reconstruction of wrist and forearm defects

Two patients with severe traumatic soft tissue and bone loss at the wrist and involving the ulnar compartment of the forearm have been successfully treated with a compound osteo-cutaneous groin flap. The bone scans of the iliac bone graft showed good vascularity 8 weeks after the operation.

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Published inBritish journal of plastic surgery Vol. 37; no. 3; pp. 388 - 393
Main Authors ACARTURK, S, OZMEN, E
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Transplantation
Forearm Injuries - surgery
Groin
Humans
Ilium
Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine
Male
Medical sciences
Methods
Surgical Flaps
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Wrist Injuries - surgery
Plasty
Wrist
Forearm
Composite flap
Surgery
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Upper limb
Trauma
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Summary:Two patients with severe traumatic soft tissue and bone loss at the wrist and involving the ulnar compartment of the forearm have been successfully treated with a compound osteo-cutaneous groin flap. The bone scans of the iliac bone graft showed good vascularity 8 weeks after the operation.
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ISSN:0007-1226
1465-3087
DOI:10.1016/0007-1226(84)90086-9