• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.36-40
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• 2002

Purpose : Our clinical experiences in distally based sural artery island flap is presented to show the usefulness and the reliability as an alternative to flaps currently used for defect in lower extremity. Materials and Methods : From February 1998 to September 2001, nine cases of soft tissue defects in the lower leg, the foot, and around the ankle were treated with distally based sural artery island flap. The cause of the wound was trauma in 6 cases, and osteomyelitis in 3 cases. Defects were located at the lower leg in 2 cases, at the foot in 3 cases and around the ankle in 4 cases. The results were retrospectively analyzed. Results : The defect size ranged from $3{\times}3cm\;to\;20{\times}3cm$. Among 9 cases, 7 cases survived and 2 cases were failed. Flap failure was due to not including the deep fascia in one case and due to extensive soft tissue damage in the other case. Both failed cases were reoperated with the split thickness skin graft. Conclusion : The advantages of distally based sural artery island flap follows (1) reliable blood supply, (2) ease of flap elevation, (3) preservation of the major arteries, (4) less donor site morbidity. Owing to the advantages of this flap, we think it is useful for the soft tissue coverage of the lower leg, the foot and around the ankle. Also we believe it will continue to gain acceptance and use in the majority of lower leg reconstruction.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2017

Background The goal of this study was to investigate the anatomy of the peroneal artery and its perforators, and to report the clinical results of reconstruction with peroneal artery perforator flaps. Methods The authors dissected 4 cadaver legs and investigated the distribution, course, origin, number, type, and length of the perforators. Peroneal artery perforator flap surgery was performed on 29 patients. Results We identified 19 perforators in 4 legs. The mean number of perforators was 4.8 per leg, and the mean length was 4.8 cm. Five perforators were found proximally, 9 medially, and 5 distally. We found 12 true septocutaneous perforators and 7 musculocutaneous perforators. Four emerged from the posterior tibia artery, and 15 were from the peroneal artery. The peroneal artery perforator flap was used in 29 patients. Retrograde island peroneal flaps were used in 8 cases, anterograde island peroneal flaps in 5 cases, and free peroneal flaps in 16 cases. The mean age was 59.9 years, and the defect size ranged from $2.0cm{\times}4.5cm$ to $8.0cm{\times}8.0cm$. All the flaps survived. Five flaps developed partial skin necrosis. In 2 cases, a split-thickness skin graft was performed, and the other 3 cases were treated without any additional procedures. Conclusions The peroneal artery perforator flap is a good alternative for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects, with a constant and reliable vascular pedicle, thin and pliable skin, and the possibility of creating a composite tissue flap.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2008

Purpose: Distally based superficial sural artery island flap has some disadvantages such as postoperative flap edema, congestion, and partial necrosis of the flap margin. Venous congestion is an area of considerable concern in distally based superficial sural artery fasciocutaneous flap and is one of the main reasons for failure, particularly when a large flap is needed. However, we could decrease these disadvantages by means of venous superdrainage. Methods: From June of 2006 to June of 2007, a total of two patients with soft tissue defects of lower one third of the leg underwent venous supercharging distally based superficial sural artery island flap transfer. The distal pivot point of this flap was designed at septocutaneous perforator from the peroneal artery of the posterolateral septum, which was 5 cm above the tip of the lateral malleolus. Briefly, this technique is performed by anastomosing the proximal end of the lesser saphenous vein and collateral vein to any vein in the area of the recipient defect site. Results: No venous congestion was noted in any of the two cases. No other recipient or donor-site complications were observed, except for minor wound dehiscence in one case. In 3 to 6 months follow-up, patients had minor complaints about lack of sensation in the lateral dorsal foot. Conclusion: The peroneal artery perforator is predictable and reliable for the design of a distally based superficial sural artery island flap. Elevation of the venous supercharging flap is safe, easy, and less time consuming. In conclusion, the venous supercharging distally based superficial sural artery island flap offers an alterative to free tissue transfer for reconstruction of the lower extremity.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2002

Rectus abdominis muscle free flap is widely used for breast reconstruction and soft tissue defect in lower leg but donor-site morbidities such as abdominal wall weakness, hernia, bulging are troublesome. Recently, to minimize donor-site morbidity, there has been a surge in interest in deep inferior epigastric perforator(DIEP) free flap preserving the anatomy of rectus abdominis muscle, fascia, and motor nerve. Between August of 1995 and September of 2002, topographic investigation of DIEP was performed during the elevation of 97 cases of TRAM free flap and 5 cases of DIEP free flap. There were 84 cases of breast reconstructions, 12 cases of lower leg reconstructions, and 6 cases of head and neck reconstruction. We could observe total 10 to 12 perforators on each rectus abdominis muscle below umbilicus. Among these, the numbers of large perforators(>1.5mm of diameter) were mean 2.1 in lateral half of rectus abdominis muscle, mean 1.2 in medial half, and mean 0.5 in linea alba and paramedian. DIEP free flap provides ample amount of well vascularized soft tissue without inclusion of any rectus abdominis muscle and fascia and minimizes donor-site morbidity. One perforator with significant flow can perfuse the whole flap. For large flap, a perforator of the medial row provides better perfusion to zone-4 than one of lateral row and, if diameter of perforator is small, $2{\sim}3$ perforators can be used. According to the condition of recipient-site, thin flap can be harvested. As DIEP free flap has many advantage, perforator topography will be useful in increasing clinical usage of DIEP free flap.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.104-110
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• 2007

목적: 자가슬괵건 및 동종전경골건을 이용한 전방십자인대 재건술의 임상적 결과를 비교하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 2003년 5월부터 2005년 6월까지 단일 술자에 의해 시행된 전방십자인대 재건술 중 최소 12개월 이상 추시가 가능했던 60례를 대상으로 30례는 자가슬괵건(주로, 국민건강보험), 30례는 동종전경골건(교통사고 및 산업재해를 포함)을 이용하였다. 추시 검사로 슬관절 운동범위, Lachman 검사, KT-1000 arthrometer, IKDC 점수, Lysholm 점수, one-leg hop 검사를 전향적으로 조사하였다. 결과: 관절의 운동 범위는 전 예에서 135도 이상이었으며, Lachman 검사, KT-1000 arthrometer 및 one-leg hop 검사는 두 군에서 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. IKDC 점수는 자가슬괵건을 이용한 군($87.840{\pm}2.106$)이 동종전경골건을 이용한 군($85.273{\pm}2.782$)보다 높게 조사되었으며 통계학적 유의성을 보였다. Lysholm 점수 역시 자가슬괵건을 이용한 군($88.067{\pm}2.586$)이 동종전경골건을 이용한 군($85.300{\pm}3.030$)보다 우수하게 측정되었으며 이 또한 통계학적 유의성을 보였다. 결론: 자가슬괵건과 동종전경골건을 이용한 전방십자인대 재건술에서 두 군 모두 술 후 객관적 혹은 기능적 검사 지표상 유의한 차이 없이 양호한 결과를 보였으며, 주관적 검사 상 자가슬괵건군이 더 나은 결과를 보였다. 이는 임상적인 평가기준 이외의 다른 주관적 요소, 경제적 요소 혹은 이차적 이득(secondary gain)에 의한 영향을 생각할 수 있겠다.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 1997

Latissimus dorsi(LD) muscle is the largest transplantable block of vascularized tissue. Since LD free flap was introduced in 1970's, this flap has been widely used for the reconstruction of large soft tissue defect of the limb. From 1981 to 1996, we had experienced 37 cases of LD free flap. Serratus anterior muscle was combined with LD in three of them whose defects were very large. The average age of the patients was 31 years(range : 4-74 years), and thirty one patients were male. Trauma was cause of the defect in every case. For the recipient sites, the foot and ankle was the most common(22 cases); and the knee and lower leg(11 cases), the elbow and forearm(2 cases), the hand(2 cases) were the next. The duration of follow-up was averaged as 16 months(range: 6 months-12 years). Thirty one cases(84%) out of 37 were successful transplantations. In one case the failure of the flap was due to heart attack and subsequent death of the patient. One failure was caused by sudden violent seizure of the patient who had organic brain damage. Immediate reexploration of the flap was performed in 4 patients, and the flap survived in three of them. There was one necrosis of the grafted split-thickness skin on the survived LD flap. LD free flap was considered as one of the good methods, for the reconstruction of the large soft tissue defect of the limb.

• Archives of Reconstructive Microsurgery
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.130-138
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• 1999

The lower extremity injuries are extremely increasing with the development of industrial & transportational technology. For the lower extremity injuries that result from high-energy forces, particularly those in which soft tissue and large segments of bone have been destroyed and there is some degree of vascular compromise, the problems in reconstruction are major and more complex. In such cases local muscle coverage is probably unsuccessful, because adjacent muscles are destroyed much more than one can initially expect. Reconstruction of the lower extremity has been planned by dividing the lower leg into three parts traditionally The flaps available in each of the three parts are gastrocnemius flap for proximal one third, soleus flap for middle one third and free flap transfer for lower one third. Microvascular surgery can provide the necessary soft tissue coverage from the remote donnor area by free flap transfer into the defect. Correct selection of the appropriate recipient vessels is difficult and remains the most important factor in successful free flap transfer. Vascular anastomosis to recipient vessels distal to the zone of injury has been advocated and retrograde flow flaps are well established in island flaps. Retrograde flow anastomosis could not interrupt the major blood vessels which were essential for survival of the distal limb, the compromise of fracture or wound healing might be prevented. During 5 years, from March 1993 to Feb. 1998, we have done 68 free flap transfers in 61 patients to reconstruct the lower extremity. From analysis of the cases, we concluded that for the reconstruction of the lower extremity, free flap transfer yields a more esthetic and functional results.

• Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.140-147
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• 2012

Microvascular reconstruction, in the oral and maxillofacial regions, is a widely accepted as the best way to overcome the complex oral cavity defects. Many patients requiring composite reconstructions have been treated previously with radiation therapy, chemotherapy, selective and/or functional neck dissection or any of these combinations. In many cases of these patients, inadequate neck vessels for the microanastomosis of free flap are available, due to a lack of recipient vessels in the neck, poor vessel quality or vessel caliber mismatch. To achieve a tension-free anastomosis, vein grafting must be considered to span the vessel gap between the free flap pedicle and the recipient neck vessels. Although most microsurgeons believed that interpositional grafts are to be avoided due to vessel thrombosis and increased number of necessary microanastomosis, we, authors have some confidence of equivalency between reconstruction with and without interpositional saphenous vein graft. The great saphenous vein, also known as the long saphenous vein, is the large subcutaneous superficial vein of the leg and thigh. It joins with the femoral vein in the region of femoral triangle at the saphenofemoral junction, and coursed medially to lie on the anterior surface of the thigh before entering an opening in the fascia lata, called the saphenous opening. For a better understanding of the great saphenous vein graft for the interpositional vessel graft in the oral cavity reconstructions, and an avoidance of any uneventful complications during these procedures, the related surgical anatomies with their harvesting tips are summarized in this review article in the Korean language.

• 대한관절경학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.101-108
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• 2002

목적 : 성장이 남아있는 청소년기 전방 십자 인대 손상에 대한 전방 십자 인대 재건술의 임상적, 방사선학적 결과에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 1993년부터 2001년까지 전방십자인대 재건술을 시행받은 445예 중 19세 이하 12예를 대상으로 하였다. 남자가 11예 여자가 1예였고 수술당시 평균 나이는 75.9$(13.1\~16.9)$년 최종추시상 20.1$(18.1\~22.7)$년 이었다. 평균 추시기간은 45.1$(24\~120.6)$개월이었다. 사용된 이식건은 자가 슬괵건이 11예 자가 골-슬개건-골이 1예였다. 임상성적은 Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale, 관절운동범위, 수상 전 스포츠로 복귀정도를, 방사선학적 결과는 $Telos^{\circledR}$ 기기를 이용한 전방전위도를 정상측과 비교하였다. 골성숙도는 술전 월령, 신장 및 슬관절 전후면 방사선 촬영상 성장판의 상태로 평가 하였고 최종 추시상 Teleorontegehogram로 하지부동 정도와 대퇴경골각 (Femorotibial angle), 해부학적 및 역학적 외측 원위 대퇴각(aLDFA, mLDFA), 역학적 내측 근위 경골각 (mMPTA)을 정상측과 비교하여 성장장애를 평가하였다. 결과 : Lysholm Knee Score는 술전 평균 51$(25\~63)$점에서 최종추시상 98$(94\~100)$점으로 호전되었고, $Telos^{\circledR}$ 기기를 이용한 전방전위도는 술 전 평균 13.5$(6\~27)$ mm에서 술후 평균 2.9$(1\~4)$ mm로 호전되었으며 임상적으로 의의있는 슬관절 불안정성은 관찰되지 않았다. 최종추시상 성장판 손상에 의한 1 cm 이상의 하지부동은 관찰되지 않았다. 결론 : 성장이 남아있는 골 미성숙 환자의 전방 십자 인대 재건술은 하지부동이나 슬관절 정열이상이 없는 좋은 치료방법으로 생각된다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.417-421
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• 2012

We present a case of a near total amputation at the distal tibial level, in which the patient emphatically wanted to save the leg. The anterior and posterior tibial nerves were intact, indicating a high possibility of sensory recovery after revascularization. The patient had open fractures at the tibia and fibula, but no bone shortening was performed. The posterior tibial vessels were reconstructed with an interposition saphenous vein graft from the contralateral side and a usable anterior tibial artery graft from the undamaged ipsilateral distal portions. The skin and soft tissue defects were covered using a subatmospheric pressure system for demarcating the wound, and a latissimus dorsi myocutaneous free flap for definite coverage of the wound. At 6 months after surgery, the patient was ambulatory without requiring additional procedures. Replantation without bone shortening, with use of vessel grafts and temporary coverage of the wound with subatmospheric pressure dressings before definite coverage, can shorten recovery time.