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J Reconstr Microsurg 1999; 15(8): 573-576
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1000139
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© 1999 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Reverse Neurocutaneous Radial Artery Island Flap Salvage of a Rodeo Thumb Degloving Injury in a Nine‐Year‐Old

Jeffrey Scott Isenberg
  • University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center and Midwest Regional Medical Center, Midwest City, OK
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Accepted for publication 1999

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A unique case of thumb salvage in a nine-year-old boy with degloving from a roping injury is presented. Immediate replantation was performed, but the part subsequently underwent arterial thrombosis and the soft-tissue unit was lost. Secondary resurfacing of the digit was achieved with a reverse island neurocutaneous radial artery island flap.