ABSTRACT
The neurovascular “kite” flap is a well-established procedure for single-stage reconstruction of soft-tissue defects in the thumb. Post-surgical ischemia of the flap due to poor inflow is a rare, but potential, complication. The authors describe a technique of arteriovenous supercharging that was successfully used to salvage such an ischemic flap.
KEYWORDS
Kite flap - salvage - arteriovenous supercharging
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Martins KapickisM.D.
Centre of Plastic and Reconstructive Microsurgery of Latvia, Clinical Hospital “Gailezers”
2 Hipokrata street, Riga LV-1038, Latvia
