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The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications
Background and Objectives: Soft tissue reconstruction after sarcoma ablation in the posterior aspect of the upper arm has been commonly addressed using the pedicled latissimus dorsi musculo-cutaneous flap. The use of a free flap for coverage of this region has not been reported in detail. The goal o...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10300909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37374291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061087 |
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author | Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko Karakawa, Ryo Fuse, Yuma Yano, Tomoyuki Muro, Satoru Akita, Keiichi |
author_facet | Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko Karakawa, Ryo Fuse, Yuma Yano, Tomoyuki Muro, Satoru Akita, Keiichi |
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description | Background and Objectives: Soft tissue reconstruction after sarcoma ablation in the posterior aspect of the upper arm has been commonly addressed using the pedicled latissimus dorsi musculo-cutaneous flap. The use of a free flap for coverage of this region has not been reported in detail. The goal of this study was to characterize the anatomical configuration of the deep brachial artery in the posterior upper arm and assess its clinical utility as a recipient artery for free-flap transfers. Materials and Methods: In total, 18 upper arms from 9 cadavers were used for anatomical study to identify the deep brachial artery’s origin and point of crossing the x-axis, which was set from the acromion to the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Measurements of the diameter were taken at each point. The anatomic findings of the deep brachial artery were employed clinically in the reconstruction of the posterior upper arm after sarcoma resection using free flaps in 6 patients. Results: The deep brachial artery was found in all specimens between the long head and the lateral head of the triceps brachii muscle, and it crossed the x-axis at an average distance of 13.2 ± 2.9 cm from the acromion, with an average diameter of 1.9 ± 0.49 mm. In all 6 clinical cases, the superficial circumflex iliac perforator flap was transferred to cover the defect. The average size of the recipient artery, the deep brachial artery, was 1.8 mm (range, from 1.2 to 2.0 mm). The average diameter of the pedicle artery, the superficial circumflex iliac artery, was 1.5 mm (range, from 1.2 to 1.8 mm). All flaps survived completely with no postoperative complications. Conclusions: The deep brachial artery can be a reliable recipient artery in free-flap transfers for posterior upper arm reconstruction, given its anatomical consistency and sufficient diameter. |
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spelling | pubmed-103009092023-06-29 The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko Karakawa, Ryo Fuse, Yuma Yano, Tomoyuki Muro, Satoru Akita, Keiichi Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and Objectives: Soft tissue reconstruction after sarcoma ablation in the posterior aspect of the upper arm has been commonly addressed using the pedicled latissimus dorsi musculo-cutaneous flap. The use of a free flap for coverage of this region has not been reported in detail. The goal of this study was to characterize the anatomical configuration of the deep brachial artery in the posterior upper arm and assess its clinical utility as a recipient artery for free-flap transfers. Materials and Methods: In total, 18 upper arms from 9 cadavers were used for anatomical study to identify the deep brachial artery’s origin and point of crossing the x-axis, which was set from the acromion to the medial epicondyle of the humerus. Measurements of the diameter were taken at each point. The anatomic findings of the deep brachial artery were employed clinically in the reconstruction of the posterior upper arm after sarcoma resection using free flaps in 6 patients. Results: The deep brachial artery was found in all specimens between the long head and the lateral head of the triceps brachii muscle, and it crossed the x-axis at an average distance of 13.2 ± 2.9 cm from the acromion, with an average diameter of 1.9 ± 0.49 mm. In all 6 clinical cases, the superficial circumflex iliac perforator flap was transferred to cover the defect. The average size of the recipient artery, the deep brachial artery, was 1.8 mm (range, from 1.2 to 2.0 mm). The average diameter of the pedicle artery, the superficial circumflex iliac artery, was 1.5 mm (range, from 1.2 to 1.8 mm). All flaps survived completely with no postoperative complications. Conclusions: The deep brachial artery can be a reliable recipient artery in free-flap transfers for posterior upper arm reconstruction, given its anatomical consistency and sufficient diameter. MDPI 2023-06-05 /pmc/articles/PMC10300909/ /pubmed/37374291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061087 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Yoshimatsu, Hidehiko Karakawa, Ryo Fuse, Yuma Yano, Tomoyuki Muro, Satoru Akita, Keiichi The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title | The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title_full | The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title_fullStr | The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title_full_unstemmed | The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title_short | The Use of the Deep Brachial Artery as the Recipient Artery for Free Perforator Flap Transfer: An Anatomic Study and Clinical Applications |
title_sort | use of the deep brachial artery as the recipient artery for free perforator flap transfer: an anatomic study and clinical applications |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10300909/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37374291 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina59061087 |
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