First web space reconstruction by a free flap from the contralateral paralysed hand.

Adani, R; Castagnini, L; Balsam, M; Caroli, A · Microsurgery · 1995

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

In modern reconstructive surgery any composite tissue removed during an elective ablative operation may serve as a vascularised free-tissue transfer for a possible distant reconstruction. The use of this technique does not create a donor deficit and may help in the reconstruction process. We report a case in which the dorsum of a paralysed and insensate right hand has been used as a free tissue transfer for the reconstruction of the first web space of the left hand.

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