Chimeric Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator (TAP) Flap–Scapula Flap for Repair of Congenital Floating Thumb

Isao Koshima, MD; Hirofumi Imai, MD; Shuhei Yoshida, MD; Shogo Nagamatsu, MD; Kazunori Yokota, MD; Shuji Yamashita, MD; Haruki Mizuta, MD; Jason H. Ko, MD; Susie Zhi-Jie Yao, MBChB

Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online (Oct 2019)

Chimeric Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator (TAP) Flap–Scapula Flap for Repair of Congenital Floating Thumb

Isao Koshima, MD,
Hirofumi Imai, MD,
Shuhei Yoshida, MD,
Shogo Nagamatsu, MD,
Kazunori Yokota, MD,
Shuji Yamashita, MD,
Haruki Mizuta, MD,
Jason H. Ko, MD,
Susie Zhi-Jie Yao, MBChB

Affiliations

Isao Koshima, MD: International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan; Corresponding author: Isao Koshima, MD, International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, 1-2-3, Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City 734-8551, Japan.
Hirofumi Imai, MD: International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Shuhei Yoshida, MD: International Center for Lymphedema, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Shogo Nagamatsu, MD: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Kazunori Yokota, MD: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
Shuji Yamashita, MD: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Haruki Mizuta, MD: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan
Jason H. Ko, MD: Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Susie Zhi-Jie Yao, MBChB: Regional Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St Helen’s and Knowsley NHS Trust, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 4
pp. 240 – 244

Abstract

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When reconstructing a congenital floating thumb, we describe two children in whom preservation of all five digits is achieved through successful transfer of a thoracodorsal artery perforator (TAP) flap and vascularized scapula. Key words: Chimera flap, congenital anomaly, floating thumb, hand, thumb

Published in Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online

ISSN: 2589-5141 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Surgery
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