ArticleEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2022
Soft-tissue reconstruction after soft-tissue sarcoma resection: the clinical outcomes of 24 patients.
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- Long-Term Efficacy and Surgical Outcomes of Sural Neurovascular Flap Applications in Distal Lower Limb Wound Reconstruction: A Single-Center Retrospective Study of Patients Treated in Jingzhou City From 2012 to 2018.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Coverage of lateral soft tissue defects with sartorius muscle flap after distal femoral replacement for malignant bone tumors.SICOT-J · 2024Article
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Abstract
purposePedicle or free-flap reconstruction is important in surgical sarcoma management. Free flaps are indicated only when pedicle flaps are considered inadequate; however, they are associated with a higher risk of flap failure, longer surgical times, and technical difficulty. To determine the skin defect size that can be covered by a pedicle flap, we investigated the clinical outcomes and complications of reconstruction using pedicle flaps vs. free flaps after sarcoma resection.
methodsWe retrospectively studied the medical records of 24 patients with soft-tissue sarcomas who underwent reconstruction using a pedicle (n = 20) or free flap (n = 4) following wide tumour resection.
resultsAll skin defects of the knee, lower leg, and ankle were reconstructed using a pedicle flap. Skin defects of the knee, lower leg, and ankle were covered by up to 525 cm
conclusionLess blood loss, shorter surgical time, and lower risk of total flap necrosis are notable advantages of pedicle flaps over free flaps. Most skin defects, even large ones, of the lower extremities following sarcoma resection can be covered using a single pedicle flap or multiple pedicle flaps.
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