Dorsoradial forearm flap with silicone bone spacer in reconstruction of A combined THUMB injury - case report.

Osseous reconstruction of the thumb following traumatic bone loss can be approached through a variety of techniques. The use of a silicone spacer with secondary bone grafting is a valid therapeutic option. In case of combined injuries, simultaneous immediate reconstruction of missing soft tissues over the spacer by well-vascularised skin cover is essential. Dorsoradial forearm flap has recently been described as distally based cutaneous pedicled flap on the dorsoradial artery, a constant branch of the radial artery. A case of a 52-year-old male patient with a combined injury of the thumb with bone loss of the proximal phalanx and with the loss of dorsal skin reconstructed primarily with bone silicon spacer and together with emergency dorsoradial forearm flap is reported together with a brief literature review.