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CC BY 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2020; 47(06): V1
DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-1777135
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Commentary: Recycling of Flap Pedicle in Complex Lower Extremity Reconstruction: A Proof of Free Muscle Flap Neovascularization

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  • Joon Pio Hong

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Recycling of flap pedicle in complex lower extremity reconstruction: A proof of free muscle flap neovascularizationArch Plast Surg 2020; 47(06): 619-621
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2018.00171

Recycling of flap pedicle in complex lower extremity reconstruction: A proof of free muscle flap neovascularization

This article portrays the authors' clinical experience of a complex case of lower extremity reconstruction using a recycled pedicle from 10 years old free latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap to supply a new free anterolateral thigh flap for proximal tibia wound defect reconstruction. It provides clinical evidence that muscle neovascularization occurs and supports the dogma peripheral tissue neovascularization. This case stipulates that recycling of pedicle is feasible, when used with appropriate strategy and safety and also provides evidence for the long-term survival of greater saphenous vein grafts in lower extremity reconstruction.


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Joon Pio Hong, MD, PhD, MMM
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine
88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505
Korea   

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Article published online:
22 February 2024

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