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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

The Versatile Vascularized Second Metacarpal-Base Bone Graft.

Thierry Christen, Célina Cottier, Sébastien Durand

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Thierry ChristenDepartment of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2292-811X
Célina CottierDepartment of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Sébastien DurandDepartment of Plastic and Hand Surgery, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-3753-1222

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Abstract

Vascularized bone grafts of the wrist and hand help to achieve bone union in various clinical settings such as bone fusion or nonunion treatment. Among the multiple possible donor sites, the base of the second metacarpal is convenient because of its relatively straightforward harvesting, lack of impairment of the hand vascularization, sufficient bone supply for small joint fusion and phalanx or metacarpal nonunion management. The flap is versatile as it can reach any carpal and metacarpal bone as well as the proximal phalanx of all fingers. The arc of rotation of the flap depends on which side of the dorsal intercarpal arch it is based, either radially or ulnarly. It can also be pedicled distally by a retrograde flow through the second dorsal metacarpal artery. The robust vascularization of the flap allows for reliable healing. We present five new indications in various clinical settings that illustrate the versatility of the arc of rotation of the flap.

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dorsal metacarpal arterynonunionsecond metacarpalvascularized bone flap

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PMID39064255
PMCPMC11277916

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