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V-Y Advancement of the Entire Volar Soft Tissue of the Thumb in Distal Reconstruction

1993; SAGE Publishing; Volume: 18; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/0266-7681(93)90073-o

1532-2211

Elliot D.K., Y. Wilson,

Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation

The commonly used variant of Moberg’s advancement flap for thumb reconstruction requires a skin graft to reconstruct the proximal thumb defect after advancing the flap. A modification has been described previously which allows direct closure of this proximal defect by incorporation of the V to Y principle into the design of the proximal part of the flap. A variant of the V-Y Moberg flap is presented and its advantages discussed.