Reconstruction of the Digit Using Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flap.
10.12790/jkssh.2012.17.4.183
- Author:
Sun Hee PARK
1
;
Hak Soo KIM
;
Seong Eon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Pohang SM Christianity Hospital, Pohang, Korea. pskim690@naver.com
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Digit;
Soft tissue defect;
Anterolateral thigh perforator flap
- MeSH:
Humans;
Necrosis;
Perforator Flap;
Retrospective Studies;
Thigh
- From:Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand
2012;17(4):183-190
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: We reported the results of the digit reconstruction using anterolateral thigh perforator flap followed by delayed debulking operation. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with digital injury who underwent anterolateral thigh perforator flap and delayed debulking operation. Ten digits in 8 patients were included. Three months after the last operation, the circumferences of the reconstructed digits were measured. RESULTS: There were no partial or complete flap necrosis. Average circumferences of the reconstructed digits were 111 percent (range: 104-120 percent) of those of the normal digits. CONCLUSION: Anterolateral thigh perforater flap and delayed debulking operation is a good option for the reconstruction of the large soft tissue defect of the digit.
