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Tendon ulnar artery island flap in hand surgery: Technique, indications

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Hand surgeons have long sought ways of avoiding adhesions in tendon repairs. The authors report on a new tendon transfer technique which is inspired by the flap based on the ulnar artery and the flexor digitorum sublimis and which ensures perfect vascularisation, good mobility and a favorable environment for suturing.

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  1. Plastic Surgery Department, Clinique Tourny, Bordeaux, France

    J. C. Guimberteau, J. L. Goin, B. Panconi & B. Schumacher

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Delivered at the Annual Conference of the Group for the Advancement of Microsurgery (G.A.M.), Nancy, France 1986

Offprint requests to: J.C. Guimberteau, 29 Cours de Verdun, F-33000 Bordeaux

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Guimberteau, J.C., Goin, J.L., Panconi, B. et al. Tendon ulnar artery island flap in hand surgery: Technique, indications. Eur J Plast Surg 12, 12–18 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00226915

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