David L. Colen and Lawrence B. Colen Summary Proper initial assessment of the peripheral vascular status of the impaired lower limb should never be overlooked, as a balance between the…
10.1055/b-0034-78137 Wraparound FlapRudolph Buntic and Gregory M. Buncke The great toe wraparound was first described by Morrison and colleagues in 1980.1 It is used for one-stage reconstruction of soft-tissue loss…
10.1055/b-0034-78136 Partial Toe TransferFrancisco del Piñal A partial toe transfer permits a one-stage reconstruction of complex losses of a digit, including distal defects and inter-positional defects, in an unprecedented way…
10.1055/b-0034-78139 Distal Digital ReplantationClara W. Y. Wong and P. C. Ho The anatomic and functional characteristics of the fingertip are unique. Distal replantation is the replantation at or distal to…
10.1055/b-0034-78140 Hand and Proximal ReplantationStephen A. Kennedy and Douglas P. Hanel In their report on the first successful arm replant, Malt and McKhann remark that “the arm is progressively more…
10.1055/b-0034-78138 Digital ReplantationMatthew Seung Suk Choi and Jeffrey Yao Due to improvements in microsurgical technique and instruments, the spectrum of technically replantable injuries has broadened. In recent years, however, surgeons…
10.1055/b-0034-78129 Anterolateral Thigh FlapPao-Yuan Lin, Pouya Entezami, and Kevin C. Chung The first anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap using septocutaneous vessels was described by Song et al in 1984, and its…
10.1055/b-0034-78141 The Shunt-Restricted Arterialized Venous FlapYu-Te Lin, Dennis S. Kao, and Fu-Chan Wei An arterialized venous flap is a cutaneous flap based on subcutaneous veins (most often using veins in…
10.1055/b-0034-78132 Surgery for Vasospastic DisordersL. Andrew Koman and Zhongyu Li Upper extremity symptoms and signs of vasospastic disorders may be primary (example: Raynaud disease or phenomenon) or secondary (example: occlusive…
10.1055/b-0034-78130 The Lateral Arm FlapDavid J. Slutsky The lateral arm flap is a useful fasciocutaneous flap based on the posterior radial collateral artery (PRCA). It was first described by Song…
