J Reconstr Microsurg 2004; 20(7): 527-531
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-836124
Copyright © 2004 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

Successful Correction of Severe Contracture of the Palm Using Arterialized Venous Flaps

Hiroaki Nakazawa1 , Motohiro Nozaki1 , Yuji Kikuchi1 , Takashi Honda1 , Tsukasa Isago1
  • 1Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Accepted: May 16, 2004

Publikationsdatum:
09. November 2004 (online)

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Severe contracture of the palm causes great difficulty in the performance of the tasks required in daily life. Resurfacing with skin grafts may be sufficient for treating mild and small contractures; but severe and extensive contractures involving the joints, tendons, and neurovascular bundles should be covered with thin flaps. The authors present four cases of successful reconstruction of severe and extensive contractures of the palm using large arterialized venous flaps.

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Hiroaki NakazawaM.D. 

Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo Women’s Medical University

8-1, Kawada Cho

Shinjyuku Ku, Tokyo, Japan