Usefulness of the lateral arm free flap for hand defect reconstruction

Repair of Minor Tissue Defect in Hand by Transfer of Free Tissue Flap from the Toe

Background:   To introduce our experience of using the free neurovascular flap from great and second toe. Methods:   Thirteen patients (fifteen fingers) sought surgical treatment for soft tissue defects of the hand at our medical institutin between March 2006 and September 2009. In two patients, fibular side skin-nail flaps of great toe were applied to cover the dorsal defect of distal thumb. I...

Use of modified lateral upper arm free flap for reconstruction of soft tissue defect after resection of oral cancer

BACKGROUND To evaluate the suitability of a modified lateral upper arm free flap (LAFF) for reconstruction of soft tissue defects after resection of oral cancer. METHODS Eighteen cases of soft tissue defect repair performed between January 2011 and December 2013 using a modified LAFF after resection of oral cancer were reviewed. The design and harvest of the LAFF, the reconstruction procedure...

Prognosis as a determinant of free flap utilization for reconstruction of the lateral mandibular defect.

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with a poor prognosis for survival were more likely to undergo reconstruction with a pectoralis flap versus a free flap and whether the use of a pectoralis flap offered any perioperative advantage, such as a reduction in medical complications. METHODS Fifty-five consecutive patients who underwent immediate reconstruction a...

A totally laparoscopic peritoneal free flap for reconstruction of hand

Management of defects on the hand and foot with exposed tendons remains a major challenge for plastic surgeons. Here, we present a case of hand reconstruction with a totally laparoscopic peritoneal flap. The anterior rectus sheath was preserved in situ. The peritoneal free flap supplied by peritoneal branches of the deep inferior epigastric artery was retrieved by laparoscopy to cover the soft ...

Contralateral Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap (ATL) for Upper Thigh Defect in the Era of Free ATL?