ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Anterolateral Thigh Chimeric Flap: An Alternative Reconstructive Option to Free Flaps for Large Soft Tissue Defects.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Four Decades of the Anterolateral Thigh Flap: Celebrating a Milestone in Reconstructive Microsurgery.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Clinical application of the free anterolateral thigh chimeric muscle flap for reconstruction of composite tissue defects of the forearm and hand.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Anterolateral Thigh Flap Outcomes in High-Risk Diabetic Foot Reconstruction.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- [Clinical application effects of indocyanine green angiography combined with color Doppler ultrasound in perforator localization of anterolateral thigh perforator flaps].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2025Observational
- [Clinical application and Zunyi Classification of free anterolateral thigh chimeric flaps].Zhonghua shao shang yu chuang mian xiu fu za zhi · 2025Observational
- Chimeric anterolateral thigh-vastus lateralis free flap with propeller skin island for functional quadriceps reconstruction.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Article
- Free Skin Anterolateral Thigh Flap and Vacuum-Assisted Closure Therapy for Reconstruction of Snakebite-Induced Complex Hand Defects.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2025Article
- Chimeric anterolateral thigh flap for reconstruction of complex defects in oral cancer: a report of three cases.Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons · 2024Article
- Optical Three-Dimensional Imaging for Objective Evaluation of the Donor Site after Anterolateral Thigh Flap Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
The anterolateral thigh (ALT) skin flap provides abundant, thin, pliable skin coverage with adequate pedicle length and calibre, and tolerable donor site morbidity. However, coverage of relatively large defects using the ALT flap alone is limited. We present our experience of using the ALT flap coupled with the vastus lateralis (VL) flap supplied by the same pedicle for large defect reconstruction. Between 2016 and 2020, ten patients with extensive lower-extremity or trunk defects were treated using the ALT/VL chimeric flap. The ALT portion was used to cover the cutaneous and joint defect while the VL part was used to resurface remnant defects, and a skin graft was performed. All flaps were based on the common descending pedicle, and branches to separate the components were individually dissected. All defects were successfully reconstructed using the ALT/VL chimeric flap. No surgery-related acute complications were observed, and the patients had no clinical issues with ambulation or running activities during the long-term follow-up period. With the separate components supplied by a common vascular pedicle, the ALT/VL chimeric flap allows us to reconstruct extensive defects with joint involvement or posterior trunk lesions. Thus, the ALT/VL chimeric flap may be a suitable alternative for extensive tissue defect reconstruction.
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