The hand is an intricate part of the body that plays an essential role in social functioning,
expression, productivity, and interactions with the environment. 1 The skin/soft tissue …

Hand surgeons are frequently challenged by the unique requirements of soft tissue
coverage of the hand. Whereas many smaller soft tissue defects without involvement of deep …

Hand aesthetics in general and aesthetic refinements of soft-tissue coverage of the hand in
particular have been increasingly considered over the past few years. Advancements of …

We studied the vascular anatomy of dorsal digital skin flaps and the vascular anastomoses
between the dorsal cutaneous branch of the palmar digital artery (PDA) and the dorsal …

Background: The dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flap is a versatile solution for
resurfacing soft-tissue defects of fingers. The authors present their experience in applying …

Extensive pulp (zone 4) defects of the thumb, with the exposure of tendon or bone, are
challenging reconstructive problems. Surgical treatment includes the use of local, regional …

Background Digital artery perforator flaps provide a useful option for reconstruction of soft
tissue defects of the digits, and many variations of these flaps have been described for …

Background: Soft-tissue reconstruction in the finger continues to evolve. This study reports
reconstruction of small to moderate finger defects with the dorsal homodigital island flap and …

Distally based DMCA flaps are well established in reconstructive hand surgery. They
comprise the dorsal flap described by Quaba and the DMCA flaps described by Earley …

Many developments have taken place in the area of distally based dorsal hand flaps since
1988. This paper reported these developments as well as our clinical experience and …