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Floating the Flap: Suspension of Soft Tissue Free Flap Over External Fixation-Guided Bone Transport: A Novel Technique.

Varun Aysola, Daniel E Prince, John H Healey, Samuel Singer, Babak J Mehrara

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Varun AysolaDepartment of Surgery, Orthopedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-0051-9078
Daniel E PrinceDepartment of Surgery, Orthopedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-1907-7019
John H HealeyDepartment of Surgery, Orthopedic Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-0802-1186
Samuel SingerDepartment of Surgery, Gastric & Mixed Tumor Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-9713-8230
Babak J MehraraDepartment of Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgical Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5717-697

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Hongbiao Carl Lekaye · 1985 to 2026
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NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

caseWide resection of a synovial sarcoma of the anteromedial distal leg involving the dimetaphyseal tibia and posterior tibial tendon produced an 8.5-cm osseous defect. To keep the free flap from invaginating into the defect and prevent kinking of the anastomosis, six 1.5-mm Ilizarov wires (held in place by the external fixator) were placed under the flap to suspend it over the defect. No problems resulted with the vascularity or healing of the flap or with consolidation of the defect.

conclusionSuspending the flap over the defect with Ilizarov wires can prevent tissue invagination while avoiding need for additional procedures.

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Bone NeoplasmsFree Tissue FlapsIlizarov TechniqueTibiaExternal FixatorsHumansMale

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PMID39819776
PMCPMC11750175

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