Free Compound Rib-Latissimus Dorsi Osteomusculocutaneous Flap in Reconstruction of the Leg
| Autor: | Yu Maruyama, Yoshiko Iwahira, Yukikazu Okajima, Kiyoshi Onishi, Mitsuo Motegi |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Microsurgery Surgical Flaps Veins Fracture Fixation Internal Fractures Open medicine.artery Fracture fixation medicine Humans Tibia Wound Healing Thoracodorsal artery medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Soft tissue Arteries Anatomy musculoskeletal system Tibial Fractures medicine.anatomical_structure Bone scintigraphy Fibula Surgery business Intercostal arteries Artery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery. 3:13-18 |
| ISSN: | 1098-8947 0743-684X |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-2007-1007032 |
| Popis: | The use of a free compound rib-latissimus dorsi osteomusculocutaneous flap is described, for reconstruction of the tibia and soft tissue of the leg. The entire flap depends on the thoracodorsal artery for its blood supply. Dye injection studies of the artery demonstrated continuity between it and the intercostal artery, which is the periosteal vessel of the rib, through a dense network of vascular communications. The longest follow-up reported is three years and ten months. Follow-up showed that the use of this compound flap produced uniformly well-contoured soft tissue coverage and bony structure that thickened almost to the same dimensions as the tibia. The transferred tissue was examined by x-ray and bone scintigraphy, and was found to be viable. |
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