title: Successful re-construction of a large tissue defect using a free pre-fabricated flap with purely implanted arterialised venous loop.
abstract: Flap pre-fabrication represents an interesting technique in tissue-defect reconstruction. In this article we report the successful clinical application of a free pre-fabricated flap using an isolated arterialised venous loop as an implanted vascular pedicle for reconstruction of an extended soft-tissue defect on the leg, as well as clinical neo-vascularisation development following arterialised venous loop implantation. The procedure appears potentially useful in selected patients due to the easy harvest of an isolated vein loop as well as a favourable functional and aesthetic result at the donor site.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery and Microsurgery and Plastic Surgery, Institute of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Central Hospital 108, Hanoi, Viet Nam. hoangkolpinghaus1@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nguyen The
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Hoang
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Staudenmaier
authors.forename: Luu Hong
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Le Hong
authors.initials: le H
authors.lastname: Hai
authors.forename: Le Van
authors.initials: le V
authors.lastname: Doan
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoehnke
mesh_terms: D001166:Arteriovenous Shunt, Surgical; D006085:Graft Survival; D006801:Humans; D007869:Leg Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D018919:Neovascularization, Physiologic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult