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14634906

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-11-24
pubmed:abstractText
A degree of communication was found between the superficial sural artery (the concomitant vessel of the sural nerve) and the muscle perforators from the gastrocnemius muscle, together with the cutaneous branches of the peroneal artery. A fasciocutaneous flap designed in the posterior calf region, including the vascularized sural nerve, was elevated based on the perforating artery of the gastrocnemius. This compound flap was used to reconstruct facial nerves and soft-tissue defects created by resection of malignant tumors in three patients. The results were satisfactory, and facial animation returned in two patients, who were followed-up for more than 6 months. This compound flap offers several advantages, such as a long vascular pedicle with a sufficient diameter and a rich blood supply for the sural nerve and fasciocutaneous flap. This new technique should become another choice for vascularized sural nerve grafts, when the superficial sural artery or the cutaneous branches of the peroneal artery are not adequate for flap elevation or microsurgical anastomoses.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0743-684X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
19
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
443-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-2-16
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastrocnemius perforating artery flap including vascularized sural nerve.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Iwate Medical University, Uchimaru, Morioka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports