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The distally based dorsal hand flap on the recurrent cutaneous branch was dissected
as a reverse flap based on the connection between the dorsal branch of the proper
digital artery and the terminal branches of the dorsal metacarpal artery at the level
of the proximal phalanx. The reverse dorsal metacarpal artery flap dissected by this
new approach was applied in five cases for coverage of some areas in the fingers.
Two flaps were raised on the second and three on the third intermetacarpal space.
All flaps survived completely. The donor areas were closed by direct approximation.
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 15,
1996
Received:
September 6,
1994
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commerical party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 1997 The American Society for Surgery of the Hand. All rights reserved. Published by Elsevier Inc.
