Boot-shaped Neurovascular Island Flap for Reconstruction of Radial Polydactyly

Composite osteocutaneous groin flap combined with neurovascular island flap for thumb reconstruction.

Three amputated thumbs were reconstructed with a composite osteocutaneous groin flap and a neurovascular island flap. The average age at the time of surgery was 28 (range 25-35) years. The level of the amputation was distal to metacarpophalangeal joint in two cases and proximal in one case. The injury mechanism was avulsion in all cases. The postoperative follow-up periods ranged from 27 to 30 ...

subcutaneous forehead island flap for nasal reconstruction

Submental island pedicled flap vs radial forearm free flap for oral reconstruction: comparison of outcomes.

OBJECTIVE To compare intraoperative, postoperative, and functional results of submental island pedicled flap (SIPF) against radial forearm free flap (RFFF) reconstruction for tongue and floor-of-mouth reconstruction. DESIGN Multi-institutional retrospective review. SETTING Academic tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Consecutive patients from February 2003 to December 2009 undergoing resec...

The neurovascular island flap for defective sensibility of the thumb.

In six patients with defective sensibility of the thumb the transfer of a neurovascular island flap was performed according to Littler's technique. This review one to eleven years later was mainly to determine if reorientation of the cortical representation of stimuli had developed and if tactile gnosis had persisted. The pick-up test was carried through by the three patients with a lesion of t...

The homodigital neurovascular antegrade island flap for fingertip reconstruction in children.

We describe a homodigital neurovascular island flap for fingertip reconstruction in children and review the appearance and function of the reconstructed fingertips. Eleven children, with a mean age of 4 years (range: 2-7),who had sustained a fingertip injury with total or subtotal pulp loss were treated with a homodigital neurovascular island flap between 2007 and 2009. The flaps were harvested...