From: Subacute reconstruction using flap transfer for complex defects of the upper extremity
Sex | Age (year) | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Female | 52 | Hot machine crushed | Ulna | Ulnar artery, ulnar nerve | 2 | Internal | 3 | 21 | Free flap | Microvascular re-exploration | None |
Male | 59 | Hot machine crushed | Humerus, ulna | 6 | Internal | 3 | 28 | Island flaps | None | ||
Male | 42 | Machine strangulated | Humerus, ulna, radius | 2 | Internal, external | 1 | 16 | Island flaps | Partial flap loss | None | |
Male | 37 | Machine strangulated | Radius, ulna | Radial artery, ulnar artery | 5 | Internal | 1 | 6 | Island flaps | None | |
Female | 41 | Traffic accidents | Humerus, ulna, radius | Brachial artery | 8 | Internal, external | 3 | 27 | Island flaps | Superficial infection |