A Case of Degloving Injury of the Whole Hand Reconstructed by a Combination of Distant Flaps Comprising an Anterolateral Thigh Flap and a Groin Flap

ABSTRACT

A case of degloving injury of the whole hand reconstructed by a combination of an anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap and a groin flap applied as a pedicled distant flap was reported. Despite complications of congestion of the ALT flap and superficial infection, both flaps were severed at 4 weeks after transplantation, and a useful hand was finally reconstructed. The combination of a pedicled groin flap and an ALT flap is not optimal for reconstruction of a whole-hand degloving injury but is considered to be an available procedure for covering a large skin defect without microsurgical procedures.

KEYWORDS

Degloving injury - distant flap - anterolateral thigh flap - groin flap

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