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Lateral Supramalleolar Perforator Flap Reconstruction Through Branches Outside of the Ankle Tissue Defects

NCT04687345 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 15

Last updated 2020-12-29

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Summary

The lateral ankle is a common site of tissue defects and the defects in this area are often accompanied by exposure of the fibula and tendons. Microsurgical tissue transfer or a pedicled flap is needed to cover those exposures for even a relatively small defect due to the insufficiency of the local cutaneous and muscle flap in this area. Koshima et al. and Wei et al. began to propose the concept of localized perforator flaps, which were initially applied to free perforator flaps. The main benefits of such localized perforator flaps are described below.

1. It preserves vital blood vessels and the underlying muscles and fascia.
2. Complications in the donor area are rare and can be direct or partial sutures.
3. Not technically demanding, although we need to find the vessel but not the vessel junction.
4. Shorter surgery time.

There are many choices of perforator flaps for lateral ankle soft tissue defects, including lateral upper ankle flap, retrograde anterior tibial artery flap, retrograde gastrocnemius flap, etc. Among them, the lateral upper ankle flap is one of the flaps commonly used for reconstruction of lateral ankle tissue defects, and the research on the lateral upper peroneal artery perforator flap is limited.

Conditions

  • Ankle Tissue Injury Wound

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-01
Primary Completion
2016-12-12
Completion
2018-12-12

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