Authors: Pierre G Vico Jacques François
Publish Date: 2013/01/25
Volume: 36, Issue: 7, Pages: 417-422
Abstract
The serratus anterior flap was used for reconstruction of eight lower limbs three head and neck and one abdominal soft tissue defects The etiology of the tissue defect was trauma in four cases cancer in five cases and complications of other surgical procedures in three casesThe metaanalysis did not show any specific occurrence or association relative to this flap and just reveals geographical differences concerning the indications the type of flap and sex ratio from a continent to anotherWe consider this flap a very effective and useful tool in the daily armamentarium of the microsurgeon The main advantage of this flap is the possibility to design a reliable small muscular free flap with only one muscular digitation Uses are many and various trauma or posttrauma cancers vascular deformities or diseases facial paralysis and osteomyelitis
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