Zhang Z, Yao S, Zhang Y
Department of Plastic Surgery, Worker's Hospital of Handan Iron and Steel Works, Hebei Province.
Zhonghua Zheng Xing Shao Shang Wai Ke Za Zhi. 1995 May;11(3):222-4.
We report the successful use of the bilobed flap pedicled with the first volardorsal artery of the hand to repair the defects of the first web, thenar, vola or reconstruct the thumb in ten cases. The flap ranged from 3 cm x 10 cm to 5 cm x 13 cm. The width of the pedicle was 1.5-2.5 cm. The size of each lobe was 2 cm x 3.5 cm to 3 cm x 6 cm. The article discusses the anatomy of the flap, operation method and indications.