| Usefulness of Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Severe Trauma Patients at the Regional Trauma Center |
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Sung Min Hong1, Yong Jin Kim1, Sang Ho Kwak2, Dong Hee Kim3, Hee Jin Lee4, Seung Joon Rhee4, Tae Young Ahn4, Sang Hyun Lee4 |
1Centum Institute for Hand and Microsurgery, West Busan Centum Hospital, Busan, Korea.
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
3Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Korea.
4Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Pusan National University Hospital, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea. handsurgeon@naver.com |
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Received: 3 August 2018 • Revised: 24 April 2019 • Accepted: 29 April 2019 |
| Abstract |
Purpose
The purpose of the research is to identify the result of using anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap to multiple trauma patients with open fracture accompanying soft tissue injuries.
Methods
The subjects were 18 patients who visited the regional trauma center with open fracture and treated with the ALT flap from February 2013 to September 2017. According to the injured body regions, there were 7 cases of foot injuries, 5 of lower extremity, 3 of ankle, 2 of hand, and 1 of forearm. The cause of injuries was car accidents in 10 cases including the pedestrian struck in 4 cases.
Results
Except for one case that the patient's flap was lost due to the artery thrombosis, the rest of cases showed that the flap was survived. Average healing time to a bone union was 8.1 months.
Conclusion
During the surgery of the multiple trauma patients with open fracture, no change of patient position is required and no pressure to abdomen or chest was applied. Also, the ALT flap with relatively long pedicle seems to be more useful than other flap surgeries. |
| Key Words:
Multiple traumas, Open fracture, Free flaps |
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