Simultaneous reconstruction of the thumb defect and coverage of the failed first dorsal metacarpal artery flap donor site by using the anterolateral thigh flap and its vascular pedicle tissue

En-Wei Liu¹, Tony Chieh-Ting Huang^{1

2}, Hsu-Tang Cheng³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asia University Hospital, Asia University College of Medical and Health Science, Taichung, Taiwan.

Comment

En-Wei Liu et al. Microsurgery. 2018 Oct.

. 2018 Oct;38(7):821-822.

doi: 10.1002/micr.30347. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

En-Wei Liu¹, Tony Chieh-Ting Huang^{1

2}, Hsu-Tang Cheng³

¹ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, China Medical University Hospital, School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
² Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
³ Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asia University Hospital, Asia University College of Medical and Health Science, Taichung, Taiwan.

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