Tensor fasciae latae perforator flap.
The tensor fasciae latae perforator flap and a new technique, named microdissection, for one-stage accurate formation of a thin flap were presented. Microdissection enables the perforator in the adipose tissue to be used as a lengthened pedicle, and the flap can be transferred without adding and reducing excess fat tissue to the recipient and donor sites. This microdissected thin tensor fasciae latae perforator flap can be used conveniently in many aspects of reconstructive surgery, especially in cases of severe bum scar contracture of the extremities.
Kimura
Naohiro
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Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chiba Emergency Medical Center, 3-32-1, Isobe, Mihama-ku, Chiba, Japan. k-now@mc.neweb.ne.jp
Satoh
Kaneshige
K
Hosaka
Yoshiaki
Y
D000328:Adult; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D013848:Thigh / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome