Skin Paddles Improve Muscle Flap Salvage Rates After Microvascular Compromise in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Conclusions
Muscle flaps with a cutaneous paddle were associated with earlier return to the operating room and more successful flap salvage after take-back compared with muscle-only flaps. These findings suggest that skin paddle presence may improve clinical flap monitoring and promote recognition and treatment of microvascular compromise in lower extremity reconstruction.

Source: Annals of Plastic Surgery - June 13, 2018 Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Microsurgery Source Type: research