2012
DOI: 10.1186/1750-1164-6-10
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Sural nerve preservation in reverse sural artery fasciocutaneous flap-a case report

Abstract: BackgroundThe reverse sural artery flap is a generally accepted means of soft tissue reconstruction for defects of the distal third of the legs. The routine sacrifice of the sural nerve with its consequential temporary loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the foot can be of concern to early rehabilitation of some patients.MethodThis is a case report of a 24 years old male who had Gustillo and Anderson type IIIB injury involving the upper part of the distal 3rd and the middle 3rd of tibia. A reverse sural… Show more

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“…For the recovery of sensation, all five patients with medial plantar flaps or a lateral supramalleolar flap obtained a good recovery of sensation. However, when the reverse sural island flap was used as an option for soft tissue defects of the foot, certain patients complained about a loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the foot due to the routine sacrifice of the sural nerve during surgery, which has been reported in a previous study ( 17 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 73%
“…For the recovery of sensation, all five patients with medial plantar flaps or a lateral supramalleolar flap obtained a good recovery of sensation. However, when the reverse sural island flap was used as an option for soft tissue defects of the foot, certain patients complained about a loss of sensation on the lateral aspect of the foot due to the routine sacrifice of the sural nerve during surgery, which has been reported in a previous study ( 17 ).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 73%
“…Los colgajos fasciograsos se asocian a menor morbilidad del área dadora, permiten preservar estructuras nobles, como la arteria radial 11 y el nervio sural. 26 Cuando se utilizan colgajos fasciograsos, especialmente si son basados en arterias perforantes, es importante elevarlos con pedículos anchos para incluir el mayor número de perforantes posible. 11 La disección se practica en el plano subcutáneo, incluye el plexo venoso superficial en el colgajo.…”
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“…Los colgajos fasciograsos presentan las ventajas de una cobertura con mejor resultado estético tanto para el área dadora como para la receptora (debido a que el espesor del colgajo es menor y, en el área dadora, permiten el cierre primario sin tensión), aportan circulación y permiten un buen deslizamiento de las estructuras subyacentes. En los dos colgajos pediculados fasciograsos surales de nuestra serie, se preservó el nervio, como fuera descrito por Esezobor y cols., 26 y se obtuvieron excelentes resultados, pero es una técnica más demandante, que debe reservarse para niños o pacientes jóvenes sin comorbilidades.…”
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“…esezobor y cols. 15 comunicaron el caso de un joven de 24 años con una fractura expuesta Gustilo iii, a quien se le efectuó un colgajo inverso preservando el nervio sural, con excelentes resultados sin pérdida de la sensibilidad en la cara lateral del pie. estos autores concluyen en que, si bien la sensibilidad se recupera en algunos meses, vale la pena no sacrificar el nervio sural.…”
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