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[Perforator flap-plasty and applications to hand surgery].
R Giunta1, A Geisweid, B Lukas
1Abteilung für Plastische Chirurgie, Behandlungszentrum Vogtareuth. R.Giunta@t-online.de
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Handchirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Mikrochirurgie Der Peripheren Nerven Und Gefasse : Organ Der V
|February 24, 2001
Summary
Perforator flaps offer a reliable method for hand surgery soft-tissue reconstruction. Preoperative Doppler imaging aids in planning these individually designed flaps, improving defect coverage success rates.
Area of Science:
- Plastic Surgery
- Microsurgery
- Hand Surgery
Background:
- Classical fasciocutaneous and musculocutaneous flaps have limitations.
- Perforator flaps are vascularized by a single perforating vessel, offering an alternative.
- Hand surgery often requires versatile soft-tissue reconstruction techniques.
Observation:
- Preoperative Doppler imaging demonstrated reliability in planning perforator flaps for breast reconstruction.
- In breast reconstruction, 80% of planned perforator flaps utilized a preoperatively identified perforating branch.
- This technique allows for individually designed perforator flaps harvested from the forearm for dorsal hand defects.
Findings:
- Preoperative Doppler examination can accurately localize perforating branches, such as those of the posterior interosseous artery.
- Intraoperative confirmation of the perforating branch enables successful defect coverage with distally pedicled flaps.
- This technique avoids the need to harvest fascia or septum, simplifying the procedure.
Implications:
- Individually designed perforator flaps are advantageous in hand surgery, especially when other flap options are compromised.
- The technique provides a valuable addition to soft-tissue coverage options in hand reconstruction.
- While dissection is demanding, perforator flaps offer enhanced reconstructive possibilities.