Tissue loss from trauma, particularly in the hand and forearm, occasionally requires
immediate skin-flap coverage to ensure optimal healing. A consistently safe technique of …

We reviewed 27 patients who required 28 groin flaps for repair of hand injuries. Flap
necrosis due to ischemia developed in 18% of the patients. Flap ischemia did not develop …

A method for constructing groin flaps is presented which the author has used successfully.
The flap is elevated medial to the sartorius muscle. The lateral femoral cutaneous nerve is …

The groin flap is a vascularized axial flap based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery
arising from the femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament. It is used regularly by many …

Proficiency with techniques of microvascular anastamoses allows the successful transfer of
free composite grafts from distant sources. We have used the free groin flap in the …

Since 1972, the groin flap has been used as an excellent source of skin coverage for the
hand. This flap can incorporate the underlying iliac crest to provide both soft tissue and …

An island groin flap was used for satisfactory reconstruction of defects in the anterior thigh,
lower abdomen, or perineal regions in 9 patients. This flap has several advantages: simple …

The authors performed free groin flap transplantation in 36 patients with extensive soft-tissue
injury of the extremities. In each case, the vascular anatomy of the groin flap was analyzed …

The historical literature of the use of axial vascular pattern flaps from the hypogastric and
iliofemoral regions in reparative surgery of the hand is concisely reviewed. Thirty-six …

DISCUSSION In 1972, McGregor and Jackson" described the groin flap, emphasizing the
axial pattern of its blood supply, and demonstrated its role in resurfacing the hand and upper …