Forearm Arterial Loop as an Expedient Source for Inflow to Upper Extremity Free Flaps.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1995
Abstract
Challenging wounds of the upper extremity requiring free tissue transfers are relatively infrequent. As a direct consequence, methods to access recipient vessels or acceptable alternatives may not be as familiar as in the lower extremity. In rare circumstances, creation of an arterial loop by elevation of a portion of either major forearm artery provides an easily accessible, pristine source of inflow for a planned free flap matching vessels of comparable caliber. Such a maneuver may also be important to ensure preservation of optimal hand function by avoiding any dissection in the vicinity of essential musculotendinous and neurovascular structures that might reside within or adjacent to the zone of injury.
Volume
16
Issue
7
First Page
445
Last Page
449
ISSN
0738-1085
Published In/Presented At
Hallock, G. G. (1995). Forearm arterial loop as an expedient source for inflow to upper extremity free flaps. Microsurgery, 16(7), 445-449.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Medical Specialties | Plastic Surgery | Surgery
PubMedID
8544702
Department(s)
Department of Surgery, Department of Surgery Faculty
Document Type
Article