TY - JOUR
T1 - Reconstruction of the extremity with the dorsal thoracic fascia free flap
AU - Colen, Lawrence B.
AU - Pessa, Joel E.
AU - Potparic, Zoran
AU - Reus, William F.
PY - 1998/3
Y1 - 1998/3
N2 - The dorsal thoracic fascia is the anatomic layer that contains the blood supply to the scapular and parascapular fasciocutaneous flaps. The cutaneous vascular territory of the circumflex scapular artery and its parascapular branches is well known. During the past 8 years, the authors have employed the dorsal thoracic fascia free flap for extremity reconstruction in 17 patients (upper extremity, n = 9; lower extremity, n = 8). The indications for using this free flap included primary coverage after trauma (n = 10), resurfacing of 'unstable' scar (n = 3), coverage of plantar foot ulceration (n = 3), and coverage of an exposed lower extremity distal arterial bypass graft (n = 1). The large anatomic boundaries of this flap, the consistent vascular anatomy, and the thin yet durable quality of the tissue make this flap an excellent chalice tier tile reconstruction of upper and lower extremity defects.
AB - The dorsal thoracic fascia is the anatomic layer that contains the blood supply to the scapular and parascapular fasciocutaneous flaps. The cutaneous vascular territory of the circumflex scapular artery and its parascapular branches is well known. During the past 8 years, the authors have employed the dorsal thoracic fascia free flap for extremity reconstruction in 17 patients (upper extremity, n = 9; lower extremity, n = 8). The indications for using this free flap included primary coverage after trauma (n = 10), resurfacing of 'unstable' scar (n = 3), coverage of plantar foot ulceration (n = 3), and coverage of an exposed lower extremity distal arterial bypass graft (n = 1). The large anatomic boundaries of this flap, the consistent vascular anatomy, and the thin yet durable quality of the tissue make this flap an excellent chalice tier tile reconstruction of upper and lower extremity defects.
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U2 - 10.1097/00006534-199803000-00024
DO - 10.1097/00006534-199803000-00024
M3 - Article
C2 - 9500391
AN - SCOPUS:0031941579
SN - 0032-1052
VL - 101
SP - 738
EP - 744
JO - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
JF - Plastic and reconstructive surgery
IS - 3
ER -