Biomaterial Database

Free lateral arm osteocutaneous neurosensory flap for thumb reconstruction. 1991

Z M Arnez, and M Kersnic, and R W Smith, and M Godina

University Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia.

Three cases are described to illustrate the use of the lateral arm osteocutaneous neurosensory flap in thumb reconstruction. The merits of such a method and its place in the repertoire of techniques for this problem are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007374	Interior Design and Furnishings	The planning of the furnishings and decorations of an architectural interior.	Furniture,Interior Furnishings,Interior Design,Design, Interior,Designs, Interior,Furnishing, Interior,Furnishings, Interior,Interior Designs,Interior Furnishing
D008297	Male		Males
D008662	Metacarpophalangeal Joint	The articulation between a metacarpal bone and a phalanx.	Joint, Metacarpophalangeal,Joints, Metacarpophalangeal,Metacarpophalangeal Joints
D009784	Occupational Diseases	Diseases caused by factors involved in one's employment.	Diseases, Occupational,Occupational Illnesses,Disease, Occupational,Illnesse, Occupational,Illnesses, Occupational,Occupational Disease,Occupational Illnesse
D003032	Coal Mining	The practice of extracting COAL from the earth.	Mining, Coal
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D000673	Amputation, Traumatic	Loss of a limb or other bodily appendage by accidental injury.	Amputations, Traumatic,Traumatic Amputation,Traumatic Amputations
D013524	Surgical Flaps	Tongues of skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle, cut away from the underlying parts but often still attached at one end. They retain their own microvasculature which is also transferred to the new site. They are often used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region.	Island Flap,Island Flaps,Flap, Surgical,Flaps, Surgical,Pedicled Flap,Surgical Flap,Flap, Island,Flap, Pedicled,Flaps, Island,Flaps, Pedicled,Pedicled Flaps
D013933	Thumb	The first digit on the radial side of the hand which in humans lies opposite the other four.	Thumbs