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Table 2 Patient latissimus dorsi flap reconstruction

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