Anatomical Study and Clinical Application of Ulnar Artery Proximal Perforator Flaps

Conclusion The free ulnar artery proximal perforator flap can be harvested in two different manners for the same skin island of the forearm. When possible, harvesting it form the PURA allows lengthening of the pedicle. In our experience, this flap presents many advantages such as thinness and hairlessness; it allows preservation of the ulnar neurovascular bundle with an acceptable donor site morbidity. Level of evidence: IV. [...] Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.Article in Thieme eJournals: Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery - August 31, 2020 Category: Surgery Authors: Cherubino, Mario Bolletta, Alberto Baroni, Tommaso Di Taranto, Giuseppe Losco, Luigi Rubino, Corrado Valdatta, Luigi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research