TY - JOUR
T1 - An evaluation of the pedicled thoracoumbilical flap in upper extremity reconstruction
AU - Boyd, J. B.
AU - Mackinnon, S. E.
PY - 1989
Y1 - 1989
N2 - A pedicled thoracoumbilical flap was evaluated in 5 patients for upper limb reconstruction. The flap appears to be a reliable axial flap that can be elevated safely to the midaxillary line. It has the capacity to transfer a large amount of tissue, allowing the damaged limb, during the attached period, to be elevated and to receive physiotherapy. Although the working portion of the flap uses the thin, hairless skin over the lateral ribs, the base of the flap is thick and difficult to tube in all but the thinnest of individuals. The donor scar is much more conspicious than that of a groin flap.
AB - A pedicled thoracoumbilical flap was evaluated in 5 patients for upper limb reconstruction. The flap appears to be a reliable axial flap that can be elevated safely to the midaxillary line. It has the capacity to transfer a large amount of tissue, allowing the damaged limb, during the attached period, to be elevated and to receive physiotherapy. Although the working portion of the flap uses the thin, hairless skin over the lateral ribs, the base of the flap is thick and difficult to tube in all but the thinnest of individuals. The donor scar is much more conspicious than that of a groin flap.
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U2 - 10.1097/00000637-198903000-00010
DO - 10.1097/00000637-198903000-00010
M3 - Article
C2 - 2735722
AN - SCOPUS:0024539318
SN - 0148-7043
VL - 22
SP - 236
EP - 242
JO - Annals of Plastic Surgery
JF - Annals of Plastic Surgery
IS - 3
ER -