Article: Clinical use of a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap

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TitleClinical use of a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap
AuthorsNg, RWM1
Chan, JYW1
Mok, V1
Li, GKH1
Issue Date2008
PublisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/707671/description#description
CitationJournal Of Plastic, Reconstructive And Aesthetic Surgery, 2008, v. 61 n. 2, p. 158-164 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.028
AbstractBackground: Anterolateral thigh flap is a safe and reliable flap for soft tissue reconstruction. It has successfully been used as free flap reconstruction for defects in the head and neck region, the upper extremities and lower extremities. However, there were only a few reports in the literature concerning the clinical application of this flap for regional reconstruction. Methods: The authors describe their experience of using the pedicled island anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of soft tissue defects in neighbouring areas. Representative cases are presented for illustration. Result: Between July 2005 and September 2006, seven patients underwent an immediate reconstruction with pedicled anterolateral thigh flap. The patients were between 49 and 69 years old. The size of the flaps measured from 5 × 8 cm to 15 × 15 cm. They were prepared as myocutaneous flaps in three cases and as perforator flaps in four cases. One patient, who had the largest flap harvested, needed skin grafting of the donor site. Primary closure was performed for all other cases. All flaps survived without any vascular compromise and the donor site healed without complication. Conclusion: Our study has shown that the pedicled anterolateral thigh flap is a safe and reliable flap for repair of defects at the internal pelvis, lateral thigh, groin, and genitoperineal region. The long vascular pedicle and having no restriction to the arc of rotation are keys to the successful transposition of the flap for immediate reconstruction of soft tissue defects in neighbouring areas. © 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
ISSN1748-6815
2011 Impact Factor: 1.494
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.084
DOIhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.028
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dc.contributor.authorNg, RWM
dc.contributor.authorChan, JYW
dc.contributor.authorMok, V
dc.contributor.authorLi, GKH
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T06:26:01Z
dc.date.available2012-10-30T06:26:01Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractBackground: Anterolateral thigh flap is a safe and reliable flap for soft tissue reconstruction. It has successfully been used as free flap reconstruction for defects in the head and neck region, the upper extremities and lower extremities. However, there were only a few reports in the literature concerning the clinical application of this flap for regional reconstruction. Methods: The authors describe their experience of using the pedicled island anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of soft tissue defects in neighbouring areas. Representative cases are presented for illustration. Result: Between July 2005 and September 2006, seven patients underwent an immediate reconstruction with pedicled anterolateral thigh flap. The patients were between 49 and 69 years old. The size of the flaps measured from 5 × 8 cm to 15 × 15 cm. They were prepared as myocutaneous flaps in three cases and as perforator flaps in four cases. One patient, who had the largest flap harvested, needed skin grafting of the donor site. Primary closure was performed for all other cases. All flaps survived without any vascular compromise and the donor site healed without complication. Conclusion: Our study has shown that the pedicled anterolateral thigh flap is a safe and reliable flap for repair of defects at the internal pelvis, lateral thigh, groin, and genitoperineal region. The long vascular pedicle and having no restriction to the arc of rotation are keys to the successful transposition of the flap for immediate reconstruction of soft tissue defects in neighbouring areas. © 2007 British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons.
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dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Plastic, Reconstructive And Aesthetic Surgery, 2008, v. 61 n. 2, p. 158-164 [How to Cite?]
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.028
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2007.10.028
dc.identifier.epage164
dc.identifier.issn1748-6815
2011 Impact Factor: 1.494
2011 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.084
dc.identifier.issue2
dc.identifier.pmid18023266
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-38349048539
dc.identifier.spage158
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/172955
dc.identifier.volume61
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherChurchill Livingstone. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/707671/description#description
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
dc.relation.referencesReferences in Scopus
dc.subject.meshAged
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshGenital Neoplasms, Male - Surgery
dc.subject.meshGroin - Surgery
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMiddle Aged
dc.subject.meshPelvis - Surgery
dc.subject.meshPerineum - Surgery
dc.subject.meshReconstructive Surgical Procedures - Methods
dc.subject.meshSurgical Flaps
dc.subject.meshThigh - Surgery
dc.subject.meshTreatment Outcome
dc.subject.meshUrethral Neoplasms - Surgery
dc.subject.meshUterine Cervical Neoplasms - Surgery
dc.subject.meshVagina - Surgery
dc.titleClinical use of a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap
dc.typeArticle
Author Affiliations
  1. The University of Hong Kong