title: [Posterior circumflex humeral artery perforator flap (PCHAP-flap) in axillary scar release].
abstract: Scar contracture after burn injury is frequent in the axillary region. If conservative treatment of scars limiting the range of motion of the shoulder joint fails, surgical correction is needed. The authors performed an early reconstruction in a case with unstable scar formation and limited range of motion after burn injury to the axillary region, using the posterior circumflex humeral artery perforator flap. In their opinion, the flap (beside its conventional use as a free flap) may be useful as an island flap in the reconstruction of the axillary region, e. g. for axillary scar release.
authors.affiliation: Allami Egészségügyi Központ Baleseti Sebészeti Osztály, Plasztikai és Egési Sebészeti Részleg Budapest Rétköz u. 47/B 1118.
authors.forename: Csaba
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Halmy
authors.forename: Katalin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Szetei
authors.forename: Zoltán
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Nádai
authors.forename: Pál
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pesthy
authors.forename: Zsuzsanna
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Juhász
authors.forename: Márta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tóth
authors.forename: András
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000637:transplantation*; D001365:Axilla / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D002056:Burns / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002921:Cicatrix / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000098:blood supply*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013524:Surgical Flaps / Q000098:blood supply*