Lower-Extremity Fillet Flap for Reconstruction of Complex Stage IV Pressure Sores and Plantar Flap for Lumbosacral Padding

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Turan, Aydin [1 ]
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[1] Gaziosmanpasa Univ, Med Sch, Dept Plast Reconstruct & Aesthet Surg, Muhittin Fisunoglu St,Ali Sevki Erek Campus, TR-60100 Tokat, Turkiye
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lower-extremity fillet flap; reconstruction; complex; stage IV pressure sores; iliofemoral disarticulation; plantar flap; lumbosacral padding; LAST RESORT; FOOT FLAP; PARAPLEGIA; AMPUTATION; COVERAGE; TRAUMA; SOLE;
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10.1097/SAP.0000000000003733
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R61 [外科手术学];
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BackgroundThe lower-extremity fillet flap is a suitable option for the repair of complex (multiple or complicated with osteomyelitis) stage IV pressure sores. If prepared from a nonfunctional extremity, it can close complex wounds and avoid the unnecessary burden of a nonfunctional organ that restricts patient movement, thereby improving quality of life.MethodsWe used a lower extremity fillet flap for reconstruction in 5 patients with complex stage IV pressure sores. The flaps were prepared from the nonfunctional lower extremity with multiple lesions by using iliofemoral disarticulation. The mean age of the patients was 60 years old, and the mean follow-up period was 18 months. A plantar flap was used in 1 patient for prophylactic padding of the lumbosacral region. In another patient, the plantar flap was used as a sensate flap.ResultsNo major complications, such as total or partial flap loss, occurred in these patients. In 1 patient, a hematoma developed under the flap that led to dehiscence; however, it healed uneventfully without flap loss. Patients developed minimal pelvic stability and balance loss because of iliofemoral disarticulation, but it did not affect their sitting ability and mobility. After the operation, all patients became increasingly active and mobile because of the absence of excess weight on their nonfunctional legs, allowing them to easily perform daily activities such as turning in bed, using a wheelchair, eating, and dressing. Pressure sores did not develop in any of the patients during the postoperative follow-up period. The patient who underwent lumbosacral padding with a sensate plantar flap began to perceive touch over the flap in the fifth postoperative month.ConclusionsThese results suggest that a lower-extremity fillet flap can be a good repair option in complex stage IV pressure sores because it prevents recurrence and enables patients to perform daily activities more easily. Furthermore, plantar flaps can provide prophylactic padding in the lumbosacral region.
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