Reconstruction of contracture of the first web space with snuff-box flap
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1001-2036.2010.02.002
- VernacularTitle:应用桡动脉鼻烟窝皮支皮瓣修复虎口挛缩
- Author:
Letian SUN
;
Guangrong FANG
;
Shujian HOU
;
Zhigang QU
;
Xiaoheng DING
;
Yaping LIU
;
Haiping TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Contracture of the first web space;
Flap;
Snuff-box;
Microsurgical operation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Microsurgery
2010;33(2):92-94,后插三
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To summarize and investigate the therapeutic effects of reconstruction of contracture of the first web space with snuff-box flap. Methods Eighteen patients with contracture of the first web space were treated by snuff-box flap. The width and the angle of the first web space was 19 mm and 20°on average. According to the first web space skin defects, the flap designed to nasopharyngeal fossa centers as rotation point, the radial line when the forearm in the neutral position as the axis. Results The followedup for 5-26 months revealed that 17 flaps had a success, but 1 case was partly necrosis. The width of the first web space was augmented by an aveage of 45 mm, the angle of the first web space was augmented by an average of 50°. Conclusion It is ralatively simple and reliable to repair the contracture of the first web space using the snuff-box flap.
