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This paper reports the clinical use of the second dorsal metacarpal artery island flap in a series of 12 cases and discusses the results. In two cases, a double flap based on the second dorsal metacarpal artery from the dorsal skin of the second and third fingers without using the second web was raised as a modification of the dorsal flap.
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Karacalar, A., Özcan, M. Second dorsal metacarpal artery neurovascular island flap: clinical applications. Eur J Plast Surg 18, 153–156 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207559
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00207559