Practicals · Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Hand and upper extremity
Local and regional flaps for thumb resurfacing
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- AS/OB/CAD/LAB/SIM - assist, observe, cadaver, lab or simulator (NMC)
- Also called
- Moberg flap, first dorsal metacarpal artery flap
Videos and resources
- VideoFDMA (First dorsal metacarpal artery flap) harvest for dorsum of thumb.4:43
- VideoFDMA flap for dorsal thumb defect2:16
- +66 more links
Links point to material published by others; SolvedPGSS does not host it. Check any technique against your department's protocol before you use it on a patient.
Where the curriculum asks for it
“Demonstrate various local and regional flaps that can be used to resurface the thumb” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 16)