TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Severe crush injury to the forearm and hand: the role of microsurgery
JO  - Clinics in plastic surgery
A1  - Del Piñal, Francisco
A1  - Urrutia, Esteban
A1  - Klich, Maciej
SP  - 233
EP  - 255
VL  - 44
IS  - 2
N2  - The main goals of treating severe crush injuries are debriding away devitalized tissue and filling any resultant dead space with vascularized tissue. In the authors' experience, the most ideal methods for soft tissue coverage in treating crush injuries are the iliac flap, the adipofascial lateral arm flap, and the gracilis flap. Accompanying bone defects respond very well to free corticoperiosteal flaps. Digital defects often require the use of complete or subtotal toe transfer to avoid amputation and restore function to the hand.<br><br>Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0094-1298
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2016.11.002
ID  - ref1
ER  -