Flaps Based on Palmar Vessels

Abstract

The glabrous skin of the palm provides the best color and texture match for reconstruction of palmar aspect of fingers following the principle of reconstructing like with like. Few local axial and perforator flaps have been described of the palm for reconstruction of finger defects. This article reviews the various local flaps based on palmar vessels for digital reconstruction and shares the authors' experiences with similar flaps. Indications, clinical applications, surgical anatomy, and operative techniques of different flaps from palmar tissues are discussed. The authors suggest using these flaps for proximal and smaller defects on the palmar aspect of fingers.

Keywords: Digital reconstruction; Finger defects; Flaps for finger defects; Hypothenar flaps; Palmar flaps for finger defects; Thenar flaps.