We report a case of a 20-year-old patient who sustained a mutilating crush injury to the left hand. After thorough debridement and stabilization of the skeletal injury, a radial forearm fascial free flap was used to resurface the distal soft tissue volar defect of two adjacent digits. This thin fascial flap allows for stable soft tissue coverage and provides a gliding surface for the exposed te...

Radial nerve compression or injury can occur at any point along the course of the nerve within the upper extremity. Entrapment of the radial nerve or its branches is most common within the proximal forearm and at the elbow. Variations in anatomic structures at this level are an important cause of radial nerve entrapment syndromes. Compression of the radial nerve and its branches at the elbow ca...

BACKGROUND Overlengthening by radial head prosthetic replacement leads to insufficient functionality and increased capitellar wear. It has been shown that in monopolar prostheses, the radial overlengthening by an overstuffed prosthesis leads to significant differences in the distal radioulnar variance at the wrist. This study evaluated ipsilateral ulnar variance as a predictor for overlengtheni...

8 Abstract 9 Purpose The aim of this study was to provide guidance 10 on the safe zones for the exposure of the proximal radius by 11 measuring the distance from the PIN to various anatomical 12 landmarks in the proximal forearm in pronation and 13 supination. 14 Methods Twenty cadaveric arms were used for this study. 15 On the anterior aspect of the forearm, the distance between 16 insertion o...

BACKGROUND Forearm basilic fistulas are rarely used as vascular accesses for haemodialysis but they represent a valuable option when autogenous radial-cephalic fistulas cannot be performed. There is no information in the literature to date about the outcome of direct ulnar-basilic or transposed radial-basilic forearm autogenous fistulas after endovascular treatment of stenosis or thrombosis. ...

BACKGROUND When operative stabilization of forearm fractures in older children is necessary, the optimal method of fixation is controversial. This study compared the radiographic and functional outcomes of intramedullary nailing to plating of forearm fractures in children between 10 and 16 years of age. METHODS Thirty-one patients who underwent operative fixation of midshaft radius and ulna f...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Radial artery spasm is the most frequent complication of transradial cardiac catheterization. It causes patient discomfort and reduces the procedure's success rate. The aims of this study were to identify variables associated with this complication, such as clinical parameters, angiographic characteristics of the radial artery and factors related to the procedure, an...

BACKGROUND Advanced and recurrent cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma of the scalp and forehead require aggressive surgical excision often resulting in complex defects requiring reconstruction. This study evaluates various microvascular free flap reconstructions in this patient population, including the rarely utilized radial forearm free flap. PATIENTS AND METHODS A retrospective review of pat...