A case report demonstrates effective tendon reconstruction in severe forearm trauma, suggesting innovative surgical options.
Plastic and hand surgeons rely on traditional tendon grafts, but severe bilateral multi-level trauma may render these unusable. We report a 30-year-old man with extensive forearm loss reconstructed using the entire extensor digitorum longus tendon, nerve and vein grafts, and an ALT flap, demonstrating EDL’s versatility and minimal donor morbidity.
No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.
Ayyappan et al. (2026) studied this question.
Synapse has enriched 5 closely related papers on similar clinical questions. Consider them for comparative context: