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closed in anatomic layers. In the early postoperaꢀve dissected. For this reason, it is essenꢀal to idenꢀfy
period, the paꢀent presented hypotension and oliguria them preoperaꢀvely using arteriography, computed
requiring admission to the intensive care unit for fluid tomography, Doppler or ultrasound. Between 2 and
resuscitaꢀon to monitor blood pressure and diuresis. 5 addiꢀonal cm can be obtained if the artery branch
He was then transferred to the general ward where providing blood flow to the rectus femoris is ligated.
he presented epistaxis, coagulopathy and hematuria The pedicle must not be twisted or subjected to tension
requiring transfusion of blood products. Aꢂer a slow but or compression to avoid ischemic issues. In some
favorable course, the paꢀent was discharged 20 days cases, it may be necessary to perform either tunneling
aꢂer surgery. During follow-up, there was no evidence of the flap or secꢀoning of cutaneous or muscular
of hernia recurrence or other funcꢀonal abnormaliꢀes ꢀssue, depending on the locaꢀon of the defect to
associated with the flap (Fig. 2D).
be repaired. In lower abdominal defects, tunneling
The presence of skin defects requiring the flap under the rectus femoris muscle is common.
reconstrucꢀon is common aꢂer surgical procedures, If tension persists, subcutaneous tunneling or skin
pressure ulcers or infecꢀons requiring surgical rescue. incision may be done. The flap could also be tunneled
The ideal flap should provide sufficient ꢀssue volume under the sartorius muscle or could be secꢀoned, if
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to obliterate the dead space of the defect, as well as necessary .
skin island of sufficient size to replace the resected skin.
There are few studies comparing the use of
The anterolateral thigh flap has been widely free and pedicled anterolateral thigh flaps. Kayano et
used since it was described due to its mulꢀple al. found no differences in the use of both flaps in terms
advantages as its anatomical stability and long vascular of complicaꢀon rate, flap size or length of hospital stay.
pedicle between 4 and 20 cm which allows a wide arc of The only difference is that free flaps require longer
rotaꢀon, in contrast to the gracilis flap. The possibility operaꢀve ꢀme due to the need for microvascular
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of transferring free or pedicled fasciocutaneous or anastomosis .
myocutaneous ꢀssue in single or mulꢀple islands,
According to Vranckx et al., dynamometric
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chimeric flap elevaꢀon, increased recovery of motor analysis performed during follow-up showed
funcꢀon and sensaꢀon, and a large surface area of ꢀssue progressive recovery of muscular force with values
that can be transferred from the greater trochanter to within 70% of those of the contralateral thigh . In more
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the patella make this flap extremely valuable in the detailed studies, a variability of 3 to 52% has been
reconstrucꢀon of complex distant defects with two observed in the reducꢀon of mobility, which appears to
simultaneous surgical teams, as was performed in this depend on the amount of ꢀssue used and performing
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case .
a precise dissecꢀon that respects the innervaꢀon.
Rectus femoris and sartorius muscle flaps However, this does not affect the paꢀent’s ability to
are the most commonly used alternaꢀves for engage in daily acꢀviꢀes, as evidenced by the results of
reconstrucꢀon of pubic-abdominal defects. Donor- quality of life quesꢀonnaires.
site morbidity of rectus femoris flaps includes knee
The most common complicaꢀon is wound
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weakness with aestheꢀc distorꢀon , while sartorius dehiscence, mainly at the distal level, and is treated with
flaps have limitaꢀons for large reconstrucꢀons due to local dressing. In addiꢀon, success and survival rates
thin muscle belly and segmental vascular supply. For have increased from 79 to 96% as a result of improved
these reasons, the anterolateral myocutaneous flap of techniques and instruments and the development of
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the thigh is considered a beꢃer alternaꢀve because of microsurgery .
the large amount of ꢀssue that can be transferred and
In conclusion, the pedicled anterolateral
myocutaneous flap of the thigh is the best alternaꢀve
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the low morbidity associated with it .
The main limitaꢀon of the pedicled flap is the for the reconstrucꢀon of this type of defect due to
ability to achieve an adequate length of the vascular its constant anatomy, long vascular pedicle and large
pedicle. To achieve the maximum flap length, the amount of myocutaneous ꢀssue with minimal donor
pedicle and its perforator branches must be carefully site morbidity.
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