Flow-Through Thin Latissimus Dorsi Perforator Flap for Repair of Soft-Tissue Defects in the Legs
- 1 April 1999
- journal article
- Published by Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health) in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- Vol. 103 (5), 1483-1490
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00006534-199904050-00021
Abstract
Flow-through thin latissimus dorsi perforator flaps were used in six cases with complicated defects of the legs. This flap has a small amount of latissimus dorsi muscle with a considerable amount of fatty tissue removed to make a thin flap. In addition, the flap has several branches of the subscapular vessel, which are interposed to the recipient vessels of the legs. The advantages of this thin flap are: (1) flow-through vascular reconstruction can preserve the main vessels of the damaged legs; (2) the double arterial inflows and venous drainage systems of the flap ensure safe vascularization of the flap; (3) a flow-through venous drainage system from the distal extremities can also be established to prevent congestion of the affected legs; (4) this flap is versatile (it can be either thin or large); and (5) even in emergent ischemic legs, simultaneous elevation of the flap is possible with preparation of the legs. This flow-through flap is indicated for: (1) cases with a large skin defect and obstruction of the main vessels in the leg; (2) cases with a possibility of tumor recurrence in the legs; and (3) young women or girls with a large defect in the legs, rather than the rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap.Keywords
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