Quikflap quikflap offers an easy, costeffective solution for cranial flap fixation. May 06, 2019 the sural artery flap is a type a fasciocutaneous flap based on the sural artery direct cutaneous branch of the popliteal artery. Soft tissue malignancy always appear in orthopaedic practice. Use of surgical design and simulation in fibula free flap mandibular reconstruction purpose.
Motorcycle accidents are responsible for most of these traumatic lesions. The treatment for soft tissue malignancy is wide excision. Distally based adipofascial sural flap for foot and ankle. A 47yearold man with a calcaneal defect from chronic osteomyelitis. Pdf the reverse superficial sural artery flap revisited.
The distally based sural artery flap for ankle and foot. Distally based perforator sural flaps for foot and ankle. The flap developed protective sensations in the form of touch and pain. Caveats for success complex open wounds of the distal third of the leg and ankle remain a reconstructive challenge for the plastic surgeon. System flap a320 3d printable model, available formats stl, sldprt, sldasm, slddrw, pdf, ready for 3d animation and other 3d projects. Aneursymal bone cyst of cuboid is a rare benign tumor and at times it can be aggressive. Attingerce,etalangiosomesofthefootandankleandclinical implications for limb salvage. The flap can obtain abundant blood supply through both axial perforator and longitudinal chain. Stewart jan 30 2009 abstract flap is a package to implement. Masquelet et al created a distal pedicled reverseflow sural artery flap using the relation between the median superficial sural artery and the bottom perforator branch of the peroneal artery. Distallybased sural flap nattakul yamprasert, md department of orthopaedics, maharat nakhon ratchasima hospital regional hand meeting 2015 the diversity of the hand and upper extremity surgery august 20th. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Pressure ulcer over the lateral malleolus in a 60yearold male patient.
Rohrich, md, editorinchief of plastic and reconstructive surgery discusses how the growing public awareness of hereditary breast cancers, notably brca12, as well as increasing popularity of personalized medicine has led to a greater number of young adult patients presenting for riskreduction mastectomies and breast reconstruction. The medial sural perforator flap was described in a very similar fashion in cadaver dissections by taylor and daniel as a potential free flap donor site as early as 1975. The potential advantages are the relatively constant blood supply, ease of elevation and preservation of major vascular trunks in the leg. The sural flap procedure is a versatile technique that can be used to cover many types of defects about the lower extremity. Pdfcreator has stopped creating pdfs without any obvious reason. Malignant soft tissue tumor, wide excision, and sural flap. Sshaped reverse sural flap for reconstruction of tissue. Pdfcreator has stopped creating pdfs without any obvious. Pdfcreator is able to create pdf a files for your archiving needs. Find all the support files for this tutorial in clickteam fusion tutorials faulty flap.
Pdf in this report, we present our experience on the use of the reverse sural flap for traumatic foot and ankle reconstruction. Distally based sural fasciocutaneous flap was used for coverage in all cases and its survival, successful coverage of the defect and donor site morbidity studied. This video demonstrates via cadaver dissection the technique for using a fasciocutaneous flap based upon the sural artery reverse flow and the distal peroneal artery. Fascio cutaneous flap, foot and ankle, reverse sural artery, reverse sural flap, sural nerve 1. To solve this message make sure you have latest version installed. Cureus effectiveness of reverse sural artery flap in the. Reverse sural flap for distal one third tibial wounds. Experience with this technique and the additional cautions described herein may contribute to even better results. Reconstruction of soft tissue defects in the ankle remains a challenging issue. Introduction wounds around the lower third of the leg and foot are difficult to manage because of the composite tissue defects, inadequate and tight local tissues and poor circulation. A fasciocutaneous perforator flap or musculocutaneous flap is harvested based on the reconstructive needs. The versatility and reliability of sural artery flap have made it an emerging popular option for the reconstruction of such defects. Reverse sural flap for distal one third tibial wounds vumedi. Consideration in using the lscn in sural flap sensory.
The reverse sural fasciocutaneous flap for the treatment. Therefore, by increasing both aoa of the airfoil and deflection angle of the. The reverse sural artery flap is a generally accepted means of soft tissue reconstruction for defects of the distal third of the legs. This collection contains articles selected by the resident ambassadors to the editorial board for the november 2019 prs journal club. A matlab package for adjustable precision floatingpoint arithmetic. Traumatic limb injury is a prevalent lesion in iran. There have been few reports regarding the use of proximally based sural artery flap.
Tdap flap was a major advantage and the appearance of the donorsite linear scar was highly satisfactory. Kneser and coauthors1 refer to a previously described design of a sural flap delay. This is particularly useful when a large skin island is included with the flap. Vy flap raised subfascially and advanced into defect. Penninsular flap flap passes in whole into defect island flap pedicle is deepithelialized and tunneled to reach defect delayed flaps delaying of the flap by incising outline but not elevating the f lap expanded flaps delaying of the flap by tissue expanders inserted under the flap prefabricated flaps formation of a composite flap prior to. Lateral gastroc flap used for lateral defects over proximal third of tibia. A reverse superficial sural artery flap rssaf raised as an adipofascial flap was used for coverage of the wound. Reverse sural fascio cutaneous flap for soft tissue. Medial sural artery perforator msap flap is a relatively new flap which is a modification of medial gastrocnemius myocutaneous flap.
The pdf a standard ensures this by applying strict standards on what can and must be included in the pdf. Both radial forearm flap and msap has common benefits, such as thinness, long pedicle and pliability. The reverse flow island sural flap is presented as an alternative to flaps currently used for reconstruction of small and medium substance losses in the distal third of the leg, ankle, and heel. If the reconstructed breast flap has a dent in it or sunken area, the contour can also be improved using fat garfting. Flap revision surgery aesthetic plastic surgery, pc. Separate branches for the medial and lateral gastrocnemius muscles, via the posterior tibial nerve. A proximally based sural artery flap was used for skin defects around the knee joint or proximal thigh. The aim of this study is to analyze the demographic.
Fasciocutaneous flap choices to treat dorsal surface of foot defects ayak dorsalindeki yumusak doku defektlerinin onar. Professor christopher chen, editorinchief, medical writing and getting. This is a random type of flap, based on the reverse flow of the superficial sural artery, which mainly depends on the anatomy of the perforators of the. Figure 2 distally based fasciocutaneous island flap for lateral malleolus coverage. Parts of the hindfoot, especially the tendons and heel, require flap coverage even for small soft tissue defects. The application has the ability to create in batch mode and combine multiple files and multiple file types in a single pdf document, as well as create pdf packages. To examine whether there is a difference, in the context of surgical simulation, between free hand surgery completed without virtual surgical planning software and preoperatively planned surgery completed with the use of virtual surgical planning software. The lateral supramalleolar skin flap offers a range of coverage similar to that of the sural flap, but the dissection is more difficult than for a sural flap and offers no advantages and the remaining nonsensitive area in sural flaps is smaller than the one left after the transection of the superficial peroneal nerve. Wound coverage techniques for the injured extremity gil ortega, md, mph. Orthopedic surgeon need skin flap technique to coverage the skin defect after performed wide excision tumor. Pdfcreator features create pdf files, secure your pdfs. Reverse sural artery island flap with skin extension along the. Distally based perforator sural flaps are perfused by a perforating artery issued from the deep peroneal or posterior tibial artery, and the longitudinal chainlinked adipofascial neurovascular axis around the sural saphenous nerve. The sensory reconstruction of the flap is important to the reconstructed weightbearing heel and sole for improve stability of the flap, avoiding the recurrent ulceration for durability, and early return to ambulation and activity.
Here we report on a series of cases of foot and ankle reconstruction with a modified distally based sural flap. Sural flap is fasciocutaneous flap, made up of skin, subcutaneous fat, superficial and deep fascia of the posterior part of the lower leg, sural nerve, sural vein, and superficial sural artery. This retrospective study of a case series analyzed the results from the application of a distally based adipofascial sural flap for nonweightbearing defects of the foot and ankle. Six procedure packs provide surgeons a variety of options for cranial closure. Versatility of delayed reverseflow islanded sural flap. Doublepedicle propeller flap for reconstruction of the. The alt flap is harvested as previously described 3. The success of the reverse sural flap is predicated on the ability to correctly incorporate its vascular supply which is based off the sural nerve and, to a greater extent, the sural artery which provides the true vascular network as it continues into the retromalleolar region and communicates with several anastomoses with the peroneal artery. The reverse superficial sural artery flap revisited for. Medial sural artery perforator flap in head and neck. The length of the pedicle is identical to the distance between the rotation point of the flap and the wound. We want to recommend sural flap rahadyan magetsari 1, yudha mathan sakti, arie nugroho 2. Pdf increasing the success of reverse sural flap from proximal part. Sep 03, 2016 basic anatomical designing of ld flap breast reconstruction.
Fasciocutaneous flap with wide pedicle in the late group. But in any case they may take up no more than 10% of the flap copy. It is a versatile and reliable rapid procedure for softtissue reconstruction of the heel and ankle. Feb 27, 2020 create pdf files from any application with pdfcreator. The sural artery flap, which is fasciocutaneous, can be used for correcting softtissue defects of the ankle, foot base, and heel. Harvest of distally based fasciocutaneous island flap from the lateral sural region with a wide adipofascial pedicle. Proximally based sural adiposecutaneousscar flap in. The distally based or the reverse pedicle sural flap abbreviated as the sural. Today most people and companies want to archive documents for years or decades and you have to make sure that they will be readable when you need them. Sshaped reverse sural flap is a modified technique of reconstruction. The reverse superficial sural artery flap rssaf is a popular option for many of these difficult wounds. February 2018 this video demonstrates via cadaver dissection the technique for using a fasciocutaneous. In cases where the flap is too small, the volume can be augmented with the placement of a breast implant or with the use of fat grafting into the flap soft tissue. Adipofascial flap with wide pedicle in the late group.
Each article from the current issue has been selected for further discussions in journal clubs around the country, on facebook, and in the prs journal club podcasts and will be marked with a journal club icon. A outline of the flap and the calcaneal defect before debridement. Twentyeight patients with posttraumatic ankle and foot defects ten women and 18 men. Soleus used for wounds over middle third of tibia supplied by b ranches of the popliteal artery trunk, the posterior tibial artery medial, and the peroneal artery proximal. We modified the conventional sural flap technique by leaving a skin extension over the entire length of the pedicle, creating a fasciocutaneous. Letters to the editor discuss material recently published in the journal. It is a versatile and reliable rapid procedure for softtissue reconstruction of the heel and ankle region with 180degrees rotation. Use of the fix and flap approach to complex open elbow injury. Use of angioscanning in the surgical planning of perforator. That may be why, over the years, pilots of singleengine airplanes have hotly debated the issue. The rotation point is 5 cm above the lateral malleolus the limit for dissection of the pedicle. A matlab package for adjustable precision floating. As shakespeare didnt say, to flap or partial flap, that is the question.
The potential disadvantages remain venous congestion, donor site morbidity and lack of sensation. Medial gastroc flap used for medial and midline defects over proximal third of tibia pedicle supplied by medial sural artery. However, the flap is very thin which in some reconstructions is a necessity. Delayed reverse sural flap for staged reconstruction of the. The example of soft tissue malignancy is malignant melanoma. Despite various reported techniques, the coverage of the achilles tendon, malleoli, ankle and heel is still daunting and demanding procedure. Partial flap loss was found in 2 patients 8%, marginal flap necrosis in 2 patients 8% and complete loss in 1 patient 4%. We want to recommend sural flap as a good choice to closure defect it from wide excision of soft tissue malignancy melanoma maligna in the.
Utility of proximally based sural artery flap for lower thigh. It is located between the popliteal fossa and the midposterior leg between the medial and lateral heads of the gastrocnemius muscle. Finally, it of course adds support for pdf architect 2. Baek 2 was the first to report its clinical applications along with anatomical observations regarding medial and lateral femoral free flaps. It has the largest arc of rotation of all the regional flaps and does not require sacrifice of any major artery, and moderatetolargesized defects can be covered adequately. Provided sterile, the quikflap procedure packs can limit processing risks for the hospital while decreasing inventory and the cost of backstock.
Modified distally based peroneal artery perforator flap. Two median sural artery perforators were identified and dissected on the lateral aspect of the flap. Basic general ortho study guide by jasonstrelzow includes 458 questions covering vocabulary, terms and more. The reverse sural artery flap is an effective technique for closing these defects and saving the limb. In total, ten patients were reconstructed with a msap flap for floor of mouth eight and lower extremity two defect reconstruction.
What has been missing in the armamentarium of a microsurgeon is a flap that combines the thinness of the rfff with the low donor site morbidity of the alt flap, and the medial sural perforator flap has emerged as a possible candidate to fill this gap. This kind of injury commonly occurs when lower limbs get stuck in between the spokes of the wheel. Angioct is an established technique in the surgical planning of perforator flaps. Reverse sural artery flap has been proven to be an effective option to cover such defects. A recurrent aneurysmal bone cyst of cuboid bone with soft. Distally based perforator sural flaps for foot and ankle reconstruction. Reverse sural artery flap for the reconstruction of. Surgical design and simulation in fibula free flap reconstruction. This vein can be included with the flap to augment drainage or to serve as primary drainage of the flap.
Background softtissue defects of the distal lower extremity and foot present significant challenges to the reconstructive surgeon. Flap usage becomes a matter of experience and, therefore, personal opinion. Twenty patients comprising of males and 7 females with soft tissue defects of the lower third of the leg and foot requiring soft tissue cover were treated between january 2006 and december 2010. Principles of free tissue transfer preoperative assessment. In conclusion, preservation of the sural nerve is feasible during the creation of a distallybased sural artery flap, and can eliminate loss of sensation of the lateral foot. Recent modifications of distally based perforator sural flap overcame most of the drawbacks of the original technique. Proximal extension of the distally based large sural flap 196 acta medica iranica, vol.
Reduction of morbidity with a reverseflow sural flap. Cheon et al 28 and suri et al 29 reported that proximally based fasciocutaneous sural artery flap is useful for reconstruction of softtissue defects around the knee and on the proximal and medial third of the leg. Comparison between peroneus brevis flap and reverse sural. To reduce the postoperative flap congestion, chang et al17 further modified a technique in 2014 with perforatorplus. The sural artery flap is a distally based fasciocutaneous flap that has many advantages to offer for coverage in the foot and ankle area. The routine sacrifice of the sural nerve with its consequential temporary loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the foot can be of concern to early rehabilitation of some patients. Sshaped reverse sural flap for reconstruction of tissue defect on heel by hamidreza fathi, mehdi fathi and mihanj javid download pdf 749 kb. Converts images such as jpg,jpeg,tif,bmp,tiff,png,emf etc. The lscn is the nerve of choice for sensory reconstruction of the sural flap. As compared to other distally based sural flaps with neuro. The thinness of the each flap was appreciated by the patients, as they did not have any problem in wearing footwear. Quizlet flashcards, activities and games help you improve your grades. The versatile reverse flow sural artery neurocutaneous flap. The versatile reverse flow sural artery neurocutaneous.
Apr 18, 2008 reverse flow sural neurocutaneous flap has been utilized more frequently during the past decade to cover vital structures around the foot and ankle area. The vascular pedicle of the flap includes an axial perforator branch of the peroneal artery and two concomitant veins. Soft tissue malignancy which done wide excision, can cause skin defect. Medial sural artery perforator flap plastic surgery key. Our initial experience with this flap at multiple institutions resulted in a 50% failure rate, mostly because of critical venous congestion. Here we would like to report a case of recurrent abc of cuboid with soft tissue involvement managed by resection reverse sural artery island flap and fibula graft.
We have fixed the upgrade path from old versions and the detection whether files can be printed, adding printing support to more file types. Wound coverage techniques for the injured extremity. Original article fasciocutaneous sural nerve flap for. The reverse sural artery flap for the reconstruction of. The distally based sural fasciocutaneous flap has been used widely for reconstruction of foot and ankle soft. Neurofasciocutaneous flaps sural or saphenous nerves rely on vasanervorum and vasovasorum for supply of a distally based flap skin island marked along axis of sural nerve and small saphenous vein, with rotation point 57cm above lateral malleolus can raise up to 10xcm flap with delay procedures allows flap coverage without sacrificing major. It works as a virtual printer and can convert anything to pdf that you can print. Simply print your document to the pdfcreator printer to start the conversion. Nov 25, 2011 they may be full sentences he was a genius, a stunningly evil genius or fragments he was a stunningly evil genius, we are told at the beginning of this deeply and dramatically thrilling novel. Objective soft tissue injuries at the level of lower extremities, plantar, and dorsal foot pose a surgical challenge for reconstructive surgeons. Microsurgery can augment medial gastroc use as a local flap by extending the reach of the muscle. The management of soft tissue defects of the lower extremity with underlying osteomyelitis is difficult. Sural flap use for the treatment of wounds with underlying. The purpose of this study is to describe our experience in harvesting the reversed large sural flap from the proximal of the leg for large defects on the foot.
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