Small J O, Brennen M D
Northern Ireland Plastic and Maxillofacial Unit, Ulster Hospital, Dundonald, Belfast.
Br J Plast Surg. 1990 Jan;43(1):17-23. doi: 10.1016/0007-1226(90)90040-7.
The clinical applications of the second dorsal metacarpal artery island flap are illustrated by selective case reports from a series of 12 consecutive cases carried out in this Unit. In five cases the flap was transferred as a neurovascular island flap for sensory resurfacing of the thumb. There were no failures and no donor site complications. The anatomy and clinical dissection of the flap are described.
