Johnny I Efanov, Lan Anh T LE, Siti K M Yusoff, Wendy Zi Wei Teo, Jin Xi Lim, Alphonsus Khin Sze Chong
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the feasibility of the chicken foot model for surgical trainees interested in practising the designing, harvesting and inset of locoregional flaps of the hand. Methods: A descriptive study was performed to demonstrate the technical aspects of harvesting four locoregional flaps in a chicken foot model: fingertip volar V-Y advancement flap, four-flap and five-flap Z-plasty, cross-finger flap and first dorsal metacarpal artery (FDMA) flap. The study was performed in a surgical training laboratory on non-live chicken feet...
February 20, 2023: Journal of Hand Surgery Asian-Pacific Volume