ArticleJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
The versatile thoracodorsal artery perforator flap for extremity reconstruction: from simple to five types of advanced applications and clinical outcomes.
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- Vein-protection-first strategy revolutionizes submental artery perforator flap harvest success: the A-B-C technique and training assessment.BMC oral health · 2026Article
- Latissimus dorsi flap: a comprehensive systematic review of traditional and novel applications.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Review
- Development of indicator system for early warning of clinical nursing critical values in general wards: a Delphi study.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Application of a simple skin flap to repair large defects in a patient with radiotherapy‑induced skin squamous cell carcinoma after breast cancer surgery: A case report.Oncology letters · 2025Article
- TDAP flap in reconstruction of a severe postburn contracture of the axillary region-a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2025Article
- Assessing Donor Site Morbidity and Impact on Quality of Life in Free Flap Microsurgery: An Overview.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Special-form radial collateral artery perforator flaps for the reconstruction of complex hand defects.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Article
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backgroundApplication of the thoracodorsal artery perforator (TDAP) flap is known to be a popular and reliable method for extremity reconstruction. This manuscript presents our clinical outcomes in reconstructing soft tissue defects using simple and advanced TDAP flaps.
methodsFrom 2013 to 2022, 53 patients with a mean age of 23 years (ranging from 2 to 72 years) underwent reconstructive surgery with different patterns of free TDAP flaps, including chimeric TDAP flaps, double skin paddle TDAP flaps, flow-through TDAP flaps, conjoined TDAP flaps, and microdissected debulking TDAP flaps.
resultsAll TDAP flaps survived. The size of the TDAP skin paddle ranged between 5 × 3 and 25 × 10 cm
conclusionsThe free TDAP flap, with five types of advanced applications, makes it versatile for reconstructing different kinds of soft tissue defects of the extremities that can be used to achieve individualized defect reconstruction, minimize donor site morbidities, and an aesthetic appearance.
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