The groin flap is a vascularized axial flap based on the superficial circumflex iliac artery arising from the femoral artery just below the inguinal ligament. It is used regularly by many reconstructive surgeons for covering soft tissue defects of the hand. Although the development of various fasciocutaneous free flaps during the 1980s decreased the attractiveness of the groin flap, these flaps can be used in reconstructing significant defects of the forearm and hand where free tissue transfer is not feasible.
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AclandR.D.. The free iliac flap. A lateral modification of the free groin flap.Plast Reconstr Surg1979; 64: 306.
