Dergiler / Hand and Microsurgery / 2018 / Cilt: 7 - Sayı: 1

Medial elbow reconstruction with perforator based medial arm propeller flap

Medial elbow reconstruction with perforator based medial arm propeller flap

Asım USLU, Cihan ŞAHİN, Abdullah SÜRÜCÜ, Mehmet Ali KORKMAZ, Ümran MUSLU

Sayfa
58–62
DOI
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Abstract

A perforator-based medial arm propeller flap was planned from the medial arm region near the medial elbow soft tissuedefect as an alternative flap. The flap was elevated and rotated by 180˚ to the defect based on the perforator. The perforator-based medial arm propeller flap should be considered as an option for reconstruction of medial elbow soft-tissuedefects. The flap is easy to harvest, the operation is quick, the donor area scar is well-hidden, and the skin in this area iselastic. However, in the proximal forearm region, a flap may not be safe enough.