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Artesian Perforator Concept.

Ankur Khajuria^1,2, Isao Koshima³, Benjamin Fink²

¹Kellogg College, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.

World Journal of Plastic Surgery

|August 28, 2024

Summary

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The Artesian Perforator Concept reveals deeper vascular networks for tissue reconstruction. This approach was successfully used to repair a complex sternotomy wound using specialized perforator flaps.

Area of Science:

Plastic Surgery
Vascular Anatomy
Reconstructive Surgery

Background:

Clinical practice reveals interconnected vascular plexuses beyond direct perforasomes.
Deeper soft tissues contain linking vessels forming a vascular reservoir, termed a vascular 'aquifer'.

Keywords:

Artesian Perforator Concept Internal Mammary Artery Perforator flap Lateral thoracic artery Perforasomes Soft tissue reconstruction Vascular reservoir

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