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Cross‐leg free anterolateral thigh perforator flap: A case report
Author(s) -
Serel Savaş,
Kaya Burak,
Demi̇ralp Özerk,
Can Zeki
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
microsurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.031
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1098-2752
pISSN - 0738-1085
DOI - 10.1002/micr.20224
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , anastomosis , microsurgery , posterior tibial artery , free flap , thigh , perforator flaps , anatomy , bridge (graph theory) , dorsum , artery
The purpose of this report is to introduce the cross‐leg anterolateral thigh perforator flap for closure of a defect on the dorsum of the foot, and to show that the anterolateral thigh perforator flap is a safe option for a cross‐bridge microvascular anastomosis in defects of the extremity. The free anterolateral thigh perforator flap was used for a patient with an unhealed wound on the dorsum of the foot. The flap was revascularized by end‐to‐side anastomosis between the flap's artery and the posterior tibial artery of the other leg, since there was no available recipient artery on the same leg. After a 4‐week neovascularization period, the pedicle was cut. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the use of a free anterolateral thigh perforator flap for a cross‐bridge microvascular anastomosis. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. Microsurgery, 2006.