Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand

Mangled upper-extremity injuries represent composite tissue injuries that threaten the viability or function of the limb. Successful reconstruction is critical to both the patient’s mental and physical well-being, and early soft tissue coverage is necessary to best facilitate this. Since first descr...

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Main Authors: Anca Dogaroiu, MS, Berkay Başağaoğlu, MD, Andrew Y. Zhang, MD, Douglas Sammer, MD, Bauback Safa, MD, MBA, Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514124001531
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author Anca Dogaroiu, MS
Berkay Başağaoğlu, MD
Andrew Y. Zhang, MD
Douglas Sammer, MD
Bauback Safa, MD, MBA
Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD
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description Mangled upper-extremity injuries represent composite tissue injuries that threaten the viability or function of the limb. Successful reconstruction is critical to both the patient’s mental and physical well-being, and early soft tissue coverage is necessary to best facilitate this. Since first described by Nakayama almost four decades ago, venous flaps have remained underused in microsurgery. Here, we discuss the advantages of venous flaps in mangled upper-extremity soft tissue coverage, including their thin, pliable nature with easily accessible donor sites, short dissection, and overall procedure times. We outline surgical techniques to facilitate successful tissue transfer and identify common pitfalls.
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spelling doaj-art-cee640cdff784dd49a03f5c0bbaf317b2025-08-20T02:55:45ZengElsevierJournal of Hand Surgery Global Online2589-51412025-03-017234034810.1016/j.jhsg.2024.05.012Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled HandAnca Dogaroiu, MS0Berkay Başağaoğlu, MD1Andrew Y. Zhang, MD2Douglas Sammer, MD3Bauback Safa, MD, MBA4Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD5Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXDepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TXThe Buncke Clinic, San Francisco, CADepartment of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX; Corresponding author: Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Plastic Surgery, Department of Plastic Surgery, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 1801 Inwood Rd, Dallas, TX 75390.Mangled upper-extremity injuries represent composite tissue injuries that threaten the viability or function of the limb. Successful reconstruction is critical to both the patient’s mental and physical well-being, and early soft tissue coverage is necessary to best facilitate this. Since first described by Nakayama almost four decades ago, venous flaps have remained underused in microsurgery. Here, we discuss the advantages of venous flaps in mangled upper-extremity soft tissue coverage, including their thin, pliable nature with easily accessible donor sites, short dissection, and overall procedure times. We outline surgical techniques to facilitate successful tissue transfer and identify common pitfalls.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514124001531Hand injuryMangled handSoft tissue coverageVenous flap
spellingShingle Anca Dogaroiu, MS
Berkay Başağaoğlu, MD
Andrew Y. Zhang, MD
Douglas Sammer, MD
Bauback Safa, MD, MBA
Andrei Odobescu, MD, PhD
Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
Hand injury
Mangled hand
Soft tissue coverage
Venous flap
title Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
title_full Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
title_fullStr Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
title_full_unstemmed Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
title_short Venous Flap Coverage of the Mangled Hand
title_sort venous flap coverage of the mangled hand
topic Hand injury
Mangled hand
Soft tissue coverage
Venous flap
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514124001531
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