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Serratus anterior-rib free flap in limb bone reconstruction

✍ Scribed by Alexandru V. Georgescu; Ovidiu Ivan

Book ID
102946784
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
699 KB
Volume
23
Category
Article
ISSN
0738-1085

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

The authors present their experience in surgical reconstruction of bone lesions in posttraumatic bone defects, pseudarthrosis, and osteitis by using the free serratus anterior‐rib flap. The flap was used in 12 cases: 7 cases in the upper limb, and 5 cases in the lower limb. The overall immediate success rate in our series was of 91.7%. We had only one failure, due to a venous thrombosis. In all successful cases, the rib showed good integration. This procedure seems to be very useful in the reconstruction of small and medium bone defects, especially in the upper limb. Β© 2003 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. MICROSURGERY 23:217–225 2003

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