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Outcomes and clinical applications of Free Anterolateral thigh Flap as a Reconstructive option for Leg and Foot Defects

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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General Surgery.

Abstract

lower limb reconstruction remains a big concern as The lower extremity has been recognized for slow wound healing and as an inadequate source of the flap for reconstruction . Great advancements have been made over the past century for reconstructing traumatic and non-traumatic defects in leg and foot. The reconstructive methods ranged from leaving the wound to heal by secondary intention up to free flap.
Large defects are commonly reconstructed with free fasciocutaneous flaps or free muscle flaps with skin grafts. The result of a reconstructive operation is mainly due to the vascular component's stability, which is crucial in ensuring the flap survival and proper function. The lower extremity has also been recognized for slow wound healing and as an inadequate source of the flap for reconstruction. In this study, we will present our experience in sohag university hospital In free Antero Lateral Thigh flap used in leg and foot reconstruction as regarding flap outcome, complications.

DOI

10.21608/smj.2020.39919.1185

Keywords

free flap, Antero Lateral Thigh flap, lower limb, Reconstruction

Authors

First Name

ahmed gaber

Last Name

abdelmegeed

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

plastic surgery department faculty of medicine sohag university

Email

gaberplastic@yahoo.com

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Orcid

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First Name

Ahmad

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Plastic surgery fuclty of medicine sohag university

Email

ahmadeltalahaty@icloud.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Hasanyn

MiddleName

Abdelaal

Affiliation

Plastic surgery department, sohag university hospital, sohag faculty of medicine, sohag university

Email

mabdelaal1982@yahoo.com

City

Sohag

Orcid

0000-0003-0928-8832

First Name

Gamal

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

Youssef

Affiliation

Plastic surgery departement- sohsg university - sohag egypt

Email

gamalyoussef1979@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

ahmed

Last Name

mahmoud

MiddleName

g

Affiliation

general surgery department faculty of medicine sohag university

Email

agabermah66@yahoo.com

City

-

Orcid

-

First Name

omar

Last Name

abdelraheem

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

general surgery department faculty of medicine sohag university

Email

omareltabery@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

Volume

24

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

16406

Issue Date

2020-07-01

Receive Date

2020-08-24

Publish Date

2020-07-01

Page Start

88

Page End

93

Print ISSN

1687-8353

Online ISSN

2682-4159

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SMJ_Volume 24_Issue 3_Pages 88-93.pdf

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785

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Publication Title

Sohag Medical Journal

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https://smj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Outcomes and clinical applications of Free Anterolateral thigh Flap as a Reconstructive option for Leg and Foot Defects

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Created At

22 Jan 2023