A vascular anatomical study of the anterolateral thigh flap in the Vietnamese's adult cadavers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aim of this study was to confirm the morphometry of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) pedicle and the location of the perforators in the adult Vietnamese population.

Material and methods

Forty dissections of the thigh were carried out in 20 Vietnamese dedicate cadavers. Including 13 cadavers were fixed by Formalin and 7 cadavers were fixed by fridge. The number, origin, location of the perforators and the diameter of the ALT pedicles were studied and measured.

Results

The length of the thigh was 39.9 ± 2.8 cm. 39/40 cases (97.5%) were a perforator of a 4 cm circle drawn at the midpoint thigh. There were 161 perforators. In 82.7% of perforators were musculocutaneous perforators and 17.3% perforators were septocutaneous perforators. There were 5 types of vasc

SUBMITTER: Hung NT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8928132 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature