Soft Tissue Reconstruction of the Hand: Loco-regional and Distant Flaps Selection and Approach

The book was written by the outstanding team of the Plastic surgery section at King Abdulaziz Medical City of the National Guard’s Health Affair Hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Obaid Almeshal, MBBS, SB-Plast Dr. Almeshal is a plastic and reconstructive surgeon with over 20 years’ experience. As an editor of the book, Dr. Almeshalholds a subspecialty fellowship in brachial plexus and upper extremity reconstruction. He also focuses on hand surgery and reconstructive microsurgery in which he has authored multiple publications with remarkable contribution in this field.   Salah Aldekhayel, MBBS, FRCSC Dr. Aldekhayel is a senior plastic and reconstructive surgeon who co-edited this book. Dr. Aldekhayel has a keen interest in hand surgery and microvascular reconstruction in which he holds his subspecialty fellowship in. He has published numerous publications in the field of hand and reconstructive surgery with significant impact.   Feras Alshomer, MBBS, MSc, SB-Plast, JMC-PRS Dr. Alshomer is a boardcertified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in which he co-edited this book. Dr. Alshomer has an extensive research and clinical experience with an interest in reconstructive microsurgery in which he has received his subspecialty training in. He has authored numerous book chapters and research papers with significant impact.

Part 1 RANDOM FLAPS.- 1 Z-plasty flap and its variants.- 2 Four-flap Z-plasty.- 3 Limberg (rhomboid) flap.- 4 Rotational flap.- 5 Bilobed flap.- 6 Y to V flap.- 7 V to M flap.- 8 Simple transposition flap.- Part 2 FINGERTIP FLAPS - V-Y advancement flaps.- 9 Atasoy flap.- 10 Bilateral V-Y (Kutler) flap.- 11 Oblique triangular (Venkataswami) flap.- 12 Segmüller flap.- Part 3 FINGER-RELATED FLAPS.- 13 Standard cross-finger (Cronin) flap.- 14 Reverse cross-finger flap.- 15 C-ring cross-finger flap (Turkist flap).- 16 Dorsal middle phalangeal finger flap (DMFF).- 17 Intercomissural flap.- 18 Homodigital bipedicled island advancement (O'Brien) flap.- 19 Homodigital quadrangular flap (Heuston flap).- 20 Souquet flap.- 21 Thenar flap.- 22 Reverse vascular (neurovascular) pedicle digital island flap.- 23 Quaba flap.- Part 4 Thumb-related flaps.- 24 Moberg volar advancement flap.- 25 Neurovascular island pedicled (Littler) flap.- 26 Annular flap.- 27 First dorsal metacarpal artery flap andits variants (Foucher‘s kite, Helovich‘s racquet flap, and Bilobed first dorsal metacarpal artery flap).- 28 Reverse dorsoradial “Moschella” flap.- 29 Reverse dorsoulnar or dorsocubital “Brunelli” flap.- Part 5 Pedicled Flaps - Regional Flaps.- 30 Adipo-Fascial flaps.- 31 Finger propeller flaps.- 32 Dorsal island digital (axial) flap.- 33 Reverse radial forearm flap.- 34 Radial artery perforator flap.- 35 Fillet flap (amputation cases).- 36 Posterior interosseus forearm reverse flap.- 37 Dorsal ulnar artery flap.- Part 6 Pedicled Flaps - Distant Flaps.- 38 Thoracoabdominal flap.- 39  Abdominal flap.- 40 Groin flap.