ArticleJPRAS open2020
Versatility of the pedicled anterolateral thigh flap for surgical reconstruction, a case series.
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- Peri-knee soft tissue reconstruction using retrograde pedicled anterolateral thigh flaps with selective vascular supercharging: a retrospective study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Article
- Use of Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap in Revascularized Profunda Femoris Artery Following Long-term Occlusion.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Reconstruction of Clival Defects using Vascularized Free and Pedicled Flaps: Systematic Review and Proposed Algorithms.Journal of neurological surgery. Part B, Skull base · 2026Article
- The Chimeric Antero-Lateral Thigh Flap and Vastus Lateralis Muscle Flap for the Infratemporal Fossa Reconstruction in Oral Cancer Defects.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025Article
- Role of ALT Perforator Flaps in Head and Neck Reconstruction.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2025Review
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- Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A Potential Workhorse Flap for Complex Regional Reconstruction-A Tertiary Cancer Center Experience.Indian journal of surgical oncology · 2024Article
- Vastus Lateralis and Vastus Intermedius Myocutaneous Flap Reconstruction for Complicated Trochanteric and Ischial Pressure Sores with Extended Girdlestone Resection: A Case Series.Orthopaedic surgery · 2023Article
- Pedicled anterolateral thigh flap: A versatile flap for complex regional defect reconstruction.GMS Interdisciplinary plastic and reconstructive surgery DGPW · 2023Article
- Reconstruction of a knee defect in a morbidly obese patient with a pedicled reverse anterolateral thigh flap.BMJ case reports · 2022Article
- Free Your Mind, Not Your Flap.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe pedicled anterolateral thigh flap is a versatile flap that offers many advantages. These include a long and reliable pedicle that enables a wide arch of rotation, the possibility to harvest a large skin area, raising the flap with underlying fascia and muscle and minimal donor site morbidity.
methodsFrom 2009 to 2018 nine patients were reconstructed with a pedicled anterolateral thigh flap. The flap was applied for coverage of knee infections, trochanteric defects, an abdominal defect, a gluteal defect, and a defect of the inguinal region. The patient group consisted of five males and four females. The age range was 30-90 years with a mean age of 61 years.
resultsFlap size ranged from 10 x 5 cm (50 cm
conclusionOur experience illustrates the versatility in the clinical application of the pedicled anterolateral thigh flap. The many advantages of the flap, such as the long and reliable pedicle, a large area of skin that can be harvested, the potential to supercharge the flap and the minimal donor site morbidity highlights the diversity of defects that can be reconstructed using this flap.
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