Dorsal metacarpal artery perforator flaps for traumatic soft tissue defect of finger: A prospective anatomical and clinical study
Perforator-based flaps are effective for small to medium-sized hand defects, reducing the need for distant pedicled flaps. These flaps provide functional and aesthetic benefits while minimizing donor site complications. The unique anatomical insights from our study include the consistent number and location of dorsal metacarpal artery perforators, as well as their relation to key landmarks such as the juncturae tendineae and 2 bony prominences (first metacarpal head and radial styloid process).
Authors
- Apoorva Pratap Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3780-2061)
- Deepti Katrolia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2454-8639)
- Prakash Chandra Kala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4135-5786)
- Pawan Kumar Dixit (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1213-7923)
- Dushyant Agrawal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9042-0783)
- Priyanka Singla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8038-6762)
- Akhilesh Humnekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9892-1363)
- Shilpi Karmakar
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Chinese Journal of Traumatology
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjtee.2024.11.002
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01