J Reconstr Microsurg 1992; 8(6): 461-465
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006731
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1992 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Secondary Coverage of the Hand Using a Dorsalis Pedis Plus First Web Space Free Flap

Federico Iñigo, Carlos Gargollo
  • Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Dr. Manuel Gea González General Hospital and National University of Mexico, Mexico City
Further Information

Publication History

Accepted for publication 1992

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

ABSTRACT

Traditionally, severe degloving injuries of the hand have been treated with random abdominal or pedicled groin flaps, which offer good cutaneus coverage but do not provide sensibility. The authors present the results of the application of an extended dorsalis pedis plus first web space of the foot flap to resurface the hands of five male patients who had been treated originally with random abdominal or pedicled groin flaps. The reported flap has the advantage of providing the patient with up to three different nerve territories, aiding in a better functional use of the hand.