TY - BOOK AU - Yahya Fayez Mohamed AU - Ahmed Ibrahim Badran , AU - Maamoun Ismail Maamoun , AU - Ramy Madgy Makkar , TI - Comparative study between first dorsal metacarpal artery flap and hetero digital island flap for coverage of thumb defect / PY - 2011/// CY - Cairo : PB - Yahya Fayez Mohamed , KW - FDMCA KW - Flap KW - Hetero N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Medicine - Department of General Surgery; Issued also as CD N2 - Only two surgical approches are discussed in this study for reconstruction of thumb defects which are first dorsal metacarpal artery flap versus hetero- digital island flap . The FDMCA flap is a first treatment of choice for defects of the proximal phalanx and proximal part of the distal phalanx of the thumb zone 4 . Contraindication of the FDMCA flap are circular defects at the proximal or distal phalanx and previous injury at the second metacarpal level UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -