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Reconstructive options for large back free flap donor sites.

Arshia Azizeddin1, Peter F M Choong1, Damien Grinsell1

  • 1Department of Surgery, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

ANZ Journal of Surgery
|November 11, 2017
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Advanced techniques for closing donor sites in back defects, following scapular and parascapular flap harvesting, promote primary wound healing. These methods offer better aesthetic and functional outcomes compared to traditional skin grafts.

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Area of Science:

  • Plastic surgery
  • Surgical reconstruction
  • Oncology

Background:

  • Reconstructing posterior thoracic and trunk defects presents surgical challenges.
  • Common closure methods like primary closure and skin grafts may be insufficient for optimal outcomes.
  • This study evaluates donor site closure techniques for back defects after scapular/parascapular flap harvesting.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate donor site closure techniques for posterior thoracic and trunk defects.
  • To compare outcomes of primary closure versus advanced flap techniques for donor sites.
  • To assess aesthetic and functional results and patient satisfaction.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty patients with sarcomas underwent wide local excision, creating defects from 5 to 22 cm.
Keywords:
complicationdonorfree flapparascapularplastic and reconstructive surgeryscapular

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  • Defects were reconstructed using scapular/parascapular flaps.
  • Donor sites were closed either primarily (9) or with advanced techniques (11), including transposition, rotation advancement, keystone, latissimus dorsi, and Y-V flaps.

    • Main Results:

    • All flaps (recipient and donor) survived with good aesthetic and functional results.
    • Patient satisfaction was high.
    • Only two donor site flaps required revision for wound dehiscence; no other complications occurred.

    Conclusions:

    • Advanced donor site closure techniques can achieve primary wound healing for back defects.
    • These techniques avoid the complications associated with skin grafts.
    • The study demonstrates successful reconstruction with favorable outcomes.