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J Reconstr Microsurg 1993; 9(1): 55-59
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006639
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© 1993 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Successful Reconstruction of a High-Pressure Injection Injury of the Hand Using a First Web Flap of the Foot

Yoshio Tanaka, Sado Tajima, Yoshihide Yamamoto, Kouichi Matsumoto, Toshio Ohta, Toshito Yasuda
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nishinomiya-kyoritsu Neurosurgical Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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Accepted for publication 1992

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

High-pressure injection injury to the hand often results in loss of tissue and hand function. The successful reconstruction of a hand following high-pressure injection injury is reported. A free neurovascular flap was transferred from the first web space of the foot to cover a skin defect in the first web space area of the hand. The digital nerves of the thumb and index finger were repaired using sural nerve grafts.