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ArticleSurgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA2022

Cutaneous perforators of the arm and anatomical landmarks for defining the flap donor sites.

Burak Kaya, Georg Feigl, Serdal Kenan Kose, Nihal Apaydin

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Burak KayaDepartment of Plastic, Reconstructive and Reconstructive Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey. kayaburak@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-3658
Georg FeiglInstitute of Anatomy and Clinical Morphology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6984-5413
Serdal Kenan KoseDepartment of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6734-3847
Nihal ApaydinDepartment of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7680-1766
Ankara University · TRWitten/Herdecke University · DE

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Abstract

purposeThere are few studies searching for possible perforator flap donor sites on the arm. This study aimed to identify the locations of cutaneous perforators of the arm according to anatomical landmarks.

methodsThirteen Thiel-fixed and latex-filled upper extremities of bodies donated to science were used. The distance between the acromion and medial or lateral epicondyle of the humerus was defined as the Y-axis, and the axis that cut the Y-axis perpendicularly through the epicondyles of the humerus was identified as the X-axis. The Y-axis was then divided into three parts Cutaneous arterial perforators were found using surgical dissection. The locations of the perforators were determined according to the defined lines and regions.

resultsOn the lateral side, there were 6.00 ± 2.08 perforators per arm, of which 56.4% were septocutaneous and 43.6% muscular. In all extremities, with in the distal 1/3 of the lateral arm, there were 1-4 radial collateral artery-based perforators. The mean distance of these perforators to the Y-axis was 1.16 ± 0.53 cm. On the medial side, there were 5.05 ± 1.44 perforators per arm, which were all septocutaneous perforators. In 85% of the extremities, within the middle 1/3 of the medial arms, there were 1-2 superior ulnar collateral artery-based perforators. The mean distance of these perforators to the Y-axis was 1.53 ± 0.61 cm.

conclusionThere are always perforators from the radial collateral artery with in the distal third of the lateral arm. Within the middle third of the medial arm, it is usually possible to find a perforator from the superior ulnar collateral artery.

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ArmPerforator FlapDissectionHumansSkinUlnar ArteryArmBrachial arteryBranches of the brachial arteryCutaneous perforatorsPerforator flap

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