Tensor fascia latae perforator flap: An alternative reconstructive choice for anterolateral thigh flap when no sizable skin perforator is available

Tensor fascia latae perforator flap: An alternative reconstructive choice for anterolateral thigh flap when no sizable skin perforator is available

Introduction: The anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) is a versatile flap and very useful for the reconstruction of different anatomical districts. The main disadvantage of this flap is the anatomical variability in number and location of perforators. In general, absence of perforators is extremely rare....

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Main Authors: Federico Contedini, Luca Negosanti, Valentina Pinto, Beatrice Tavaniello, Erich Fabbri, Rossella Sgarzani, Daniela Tassone, Riccardo Cipriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2013-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Subjects:
Anterolateral thigh flap
perforator flap
tensor fascia lata
Online Access:http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2013;volume=46;issue=1;spage=55;epage=58;aulast=Contedini

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