Significados de perforator flaps en inglés

Pedicle perforator flaps are believed to be a less invasive option with better cosmesis.

Background: The use of pedicled perforator flaps provides an alternative to free tissue transfer for lower limb reconstruction.

We use computer-aided image analysis to investigate the versatility of pedicled perforator flaps for the reconstruction of lower limb defects.

Image analysis showed that these pedicled perforator flaps could cover 75% of the surface area of the lower leg.

Reduced operation times and complication rates together with faster mobilisation, after introduction of perforator flaps, call for less comprehensive antithrombotic regimens.

But now with an increased knowledge of angiosomes and the practice of perforator flaps, the posterior trunk offers a new plethora of options for reconstruction.

Methods: A retrospective review identified 27 flaps in 16 patients who underwent vulvar reconstruction after cancer surgery using island pedicled perforator flaps.

Perforator flaps have recently been introduced in knee coverage with significant advantages due to low donor morbidity and long pedicles with wide arc of rotation.