Two Cases of Distal Anterolateral Thigh Flap
- 1 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinyurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
- 2 Department of Tsukiji Dermatology Plastic and Hand Surgery, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Tokyo, Japan
- 3 Tokyo Teishin Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- 4 Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shinyurigaoka General Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
- 5 Department of Oumu Municipal Hospital, Asahikawa, Japan
- 6 Department of I-I and Tower Clinic, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract
We report our experience with two cases of anterolateral thigh flaps based on the musculocutaneous perforators arising from a more distal part of the descending branch than in the conventional anterolateral thigh flap. Case 1: A 53-year - old man with a skin ulcer over the anterior surface of the left tibia secondary to plate fixation for an open fracture. The per forator marked with preoperative Doppler was located 8 cm proximal to the superior border of the patella. Without thinning, the flap was 10 × 4 cm in size and 5 mm thick. Case 2: A 46-year - old man with necrosis of the right index finger after replantation. The flap was 5 × 3 cm in size and 3 mm in thickness. This “ distal ” anterolateral thigh flap can be raised as a quite thin flap with a long pedicle and, therefore, is considered useful in the reconstruction of various soft tissue defects.
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