[An appropriate alternative for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects in the hand and the wrist: the distally-based island posterior interosseous flap].

Objectives: We evaluated the use of a distally-based island posterior interosseous flap in patients with soft tissue defects of the hand and the wrist.

Methods: The distally-based island posterior interosseous flap was used to cover soft tissue defects in eight patients (1 female, 7 males; mean age 30 years; range 9 to 51 years). Of these, six patients had crush injuries, and two patients had wrist flexion contracture due to high-voltage burns.