Use of Innovative Technologies in Pediatric Lower Extremity Reconstruction

The anterolateral thigh (ALT) free flap has proven to be a reliable option for the coverage of soft tissue defects in adults and more recently in the pediatric population. When considering the use of the ALT flap in the pediatric patient, there are few studies that detail techniques specific to pedi...

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Autores principales: Mountziaris, Paschalia M., Soteropulos, Carol E., Rezak, Kristen M., Patel, Ashit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer Health 2016
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Ideas and Innovations
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5010316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27622093
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000820
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author Mountziaris, Paschalia M.
Soteropulos, Carol E.
Rezak, Kristen M.
Patel, Ashit
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description The anterolateral thigh (ALT) free flap has proven to be a reliable option for the coverage of soft tissue defects in adults and more recently in the pediatric population. When considering the use of the ALT flap in the pediatric patient, there are few studies that detail techniques specific to pediatric free flap management. We present a unique case of a 14- × 8-cm ALT flap used for traumatic wound coverage in a distal tibial injury in a 6-year-old girl. This case highlights innovative techniques in pediatric perioperative free flap monitoring and the use of continuous external tissue expansion to achieve delayed primary closure of the donor site.
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spelling pubmed-50103162016-09-12 Use of Innovative Technologies in Pediatric Lower Extremity Reconstruction Mountziaris, Paschalia M. Soteropulos, Carol E. Rezak, Kristen M. Patel, Ashit Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Ideas and Innovations The anterolateral thigh (ALT) free flap has proven to be a reliable option for the coverage of soft tissue defects in adults and more recently in the pediatric population. When considering the use of the ALT flap in the pediatric patient, there are few studies that detail techniques specific to pediatric free flap management. We present a unique case of a 14- × 8-cm ALT flap used for traumatic wound coverage in a distal tibial injury in a 6-year-old girl. This case highlights innovative techniques in pediatric perioperative free flap monitoring and the use of continuous external tissue expansion to achieve delayed primary closure of the donor site. Wolters Kluwer Health 2016-08-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5010316/ /pubmed/27622093 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000000820 Text en Copyright © 2016 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially.
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