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J Reconstr Microsurg 1996; 12(2): 77-80
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006457
ORIGINAL ARTICLE

© 1996 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Functional Transfer of Pronator Quadratus Free Flap for Thenar Muscle Loss

W. P. Andrew Lee, Richard S. Idler
  • Division of Plastic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, and Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine and the Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis, Indiana
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Accepted for publication 1995

Publication Date:
08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A case of functional replacement for traumatic thenar muscle loss using an innervated pronator quadratus free flap is reported. The pronator quadratus matched the damaged thenar muscle in size and excursion and provided satisfactory thumb opposition in long-term follow-up.

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