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Table 1 Patient anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap reconstruction

From: Subacute reconstruction using flap transfer for complex defects of the upper extremity

Sex

Age (years)

Cause of injury

Associated fracture

Associated injury

Time to debridement (hours)

Fracture fixation

Number of washouts

Time to flap (days)

Type flap

Flap failure/comments

Infection

Male

45

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

Radial artery, ulnar artery

7

Internal

1

6

Radial flow-through

 

None

Male

27

Machine strangulated

Carpals

Radial artery, ulnar artery

6

Internal, external

1

8

Radial flow-through

 

None

Male

24

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna, metacarpal

 

3

Internal

2

21

Single

 

None

Male

54

Machine crushed

Ulna

 

2

Internal

1

18

Single

 

None

Male

32

Machine crushed

Radius, ulna, carpals

Radial artery, radial nerve

4

Internal, external

4

13

Single

 

None

Male

57

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

 

10

External

4

5

Split skin paddles flap

Partial flap loss

Superficial infection

Female

43

Machine crushed

Radius, ulna

Radial artery

7

Internal

3

29

Single

Microvascular re-exploration

None

Female

48

Machine strangulated

Radius

 

4

Internal

3

22

Radial flow-through

 

None

Male

23

Machine strangulated

Carpals, radius

Radial artery

2

Internal, external

1

7

Single

 

None

Male

52

Hot machine crushed

Radius, ulna

Radial artery, radial nerve

5

Internal

4

26

Single

Microvascular re-exploration

Superficial infection

Male

54

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna, carpals

 

4

Internal

1

9

Single, without fascia lata

 

None

Male

26

Machine strangulated

Humerus, radius, ulna

 

6

Internal

1

27

Split skin paddles flap

 

None

Male

42

Machine crushed

Ulna

 

4

Internal

1

15

Single

 

None

Male

45

Machine strangulated

Humerus

Brachial plexus, brachial artery, radial artery

3

Internal

0

8

Radial flow-through

 

None

Female

45

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

 

8

Internal

0

7

Single

 

None

Male

65

Machine strangulated

Humerus, radius, ulna

Radial nerve

6

Internal

1

24

Single

 

None

Male

50

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

 

9

Internal

1

17

Single

 

None

Female

65

Machine crushed

Radius, ulna

Ulnar artery

2

Internal, external

1

11

Single, without fascia lata

 

None

Male

69

Heavy bruised

Humerus

Brachial artery, radial artery, ulnar artery

6

Internal

0

10

Radial flow-through

 

None

Female

62

Machine crushed

Humerus, radius, ulna

Radial nerve

5

Internal

1

12

Single, without fascia lata

 

None

Male

42

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna, carpals

Radial artery

3

Internal, external

0

8

Split skin paddles flap

 

None

Female

46

Machine crushed

Radius

Radial artery

8

Internal

0

6

Split skin paddles flap

 

None

Male

27

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

 

2

Internal

1

12

Single

 

None

Male

23

Machine strangulated

Radius, ulna

 

6

Internal, external

0

5

Single

 

None