TY - JOUR
T1 - Free descending genicular artery perforator flap harvested with the free-style approach
T2 - A case report
AU - Miyamoto, Shimpei
AU - Nakao, Junichi
AU - Kamizono, Kenichi
AU - Nakantani, Fumihiko
AU - Sakuraba, Minoru
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - The descending genicular artery perforator flap, also known as the saphenous flap, has rarely been used as a free flap. We report the successful use of a free descending genicular artery perforator flap to reconstruct a defect of the medial calf region in a 13-year-old boy with Ewing sarcoma. A dominant perforator from the descending genicular artery was detected preoperatively with computed tomographic angiography and colour Doppler ultrasonography. This flap provides a perfect texture match to the medial calf region, and its donor-site scars are better hidden than those on the lateral thigh. We believe that this flap is a versatile 'free-style free flap' for patients in whom a sizable perforator can be found with preoperative imaging.
AB - The descending genicular artery perforator flap, also known as the saphenous flap, has rarely been used as a free flap. We report the successful use of a free descending genicular artery perforator flap to reconstruct a defect of the medial calf region in a 13-year-old boy with Ewing sarcoma. A dominant perforator from the descending genicular artery was detected preoperatively with computed tomographic angiography and colour Doppler ultrasonography. This flap provides a perfect texture match to the medial calf region, and its donor-site scars are better hidden than those on the lateral thigh. We believe that this flap is a versatile 'free-style free flap' for patients in whom a sizable perforator can be found with preoperative imaging.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.028
DO - 10.1016/j.bjps.2013.03.028
M3 - Article
C2 - 23566746
AN - SCOPUS:84885434435
VL - 66
SP - 1604
EP - 1606
JO - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
JF - Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery
SN - 1748-6815
IS - 11
ER -