Reconstruction of limb soft-tissue defects: using pedicle perforator flaps with preservation of major vessels, a report of 45 cases

• Main Authors: Kanit Sanapanichan, Yuan Kun Tu, Jirachart Kraisarin, Preecha Chalidapong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=51649105391&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60688
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

We report on 45 pedicle perforator flaps without harvesting major vessels in limb reconstruction. Of our patients, 25 had major vessel injury resulting from their initial injury. In the upper extremities, there were 13 posterior interosseous artery perforator flaps, four ulnar artery perforator flap...