• Department of Plastic Surgery;;
  • NanFang Hospital;;
  • the First Military Medical University;;
  • Guangzhou 510515;;
Intercostal perforator flap; Subdermal vascular network flap; Defect of skin in the hand; Skin flap
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Abstract The narrow pedicled intercostal cutaneous perforater (np-ICP) thin flaps were successfully used for reconstruction of hand deformity from scar contraction. This flap was designed with a narrow pedicle (3～5cm in width) which included ICPs of 4th～9th intercostal spaces, and with awide distal part (the maximum is 15cm×15cm) which covered the lower chest and upper abdomen. The thickness of flap was cut until the subdermal vascular networkwas observed. The pedicle was divided between the 7th～14th days after operation. Sixteen flaps in 15 cases were transferred for covering of the skin defects at the dorsum of the hand. The perforators which were included in the narrow pediclewere mostly from the 7th intercostal spaces in 9 flaps. Fifteen of the 16 flapswere survived almost completely, except in one case there was necrosis of the distal portion of the flap. It seemed that this flap was more useful than the conventional methods, not only functionally but also aesthetically. Moreover, the operative techinque was more simple and safer than the island or free intercostalflap due to without the necessity to dissect the main trunk of the intercostalneurovascular bundle. Gentle pressure on the thinning portion of the flap for a short time after operation was important.

Citation： Gao Jianhua,Luo Jinhui,Hyakusoku HK,et al.. NARROW PEDICLED INTERCOSTAL CUTANEOUS PERFORATOR THIN FLAP FOR COVERAGE OF SKIN DEFECT OF HAND. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 1996, 10(3): 149-151. doi: Copy

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