The Limberg flap for cutaneous defects — a two year experience

Mathew, Jimmy; Varghese, Saramma; Jagadeesh, S.

doi:10.1007/s12262-007-0017-1

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“…On the contrary, Mathew et al [ 15 ] reported the execution of Limberg flaps in 11 patients, 9 males and 2 females, with age ranging from 45 to 76 years. The mean age was higher, as most of the patients had cutaneous malignancies.…”

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Revisiting rhombic flaps for aesthetic facial resurfacing: Addressing a surgical conundrum

Agrawal

2021

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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Revisiting rhombic flaps for aesthetic facial resurfacing: Addressing a surgical conundrum

Agrawal

2021

J Cutan Aesthet Surg

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“…The Limberg Rhomboid flap has been used successfully in repairing the cutaneous defects due to malignancy, bed sores, pilonidal sinus and traumatic ulcers as evidenced by past studies. [4][5][6][7][8] In our study as well we have used rhomboid flap for similar cases. We have used rhomboid flap to cover the cutaneous defect by creating a similar shaped flap of equal size by mobilizing the lax skin of same texture and skin color.…”

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Prevalence of Complications after Limberg Rhomboid Flap in Patients with Cutaneous Defects at A Tertiary Care Hospital

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Introduction: Limberg rhomboid flap is an extremely useful and versatile technique to cover thecutaneous defects in various anatomical locations of different etiology and varied sizes. The mainaim of the study is to find the prevalence of complications after limberg rhomboid flap in patientswith cutaneous defects at a tertiary care hospital. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital fromOctober 2015 to November 2018 after obtaining approval from the institutional review committee.Study population is patient admitted to ward and outpatient department of surgery. Conveniencesampling was done. Data was entered and analyzed in statistical package for social sciences andpoint estimate at 95% confidence interval was calculated along with frequency and proportion forbinary data. Results: Out of total patients, the complications were seen in total 8 (15.7%) patients. Prevalenceof complications is 8 (15.7%) at 95% confidence interval (7.85-23.56). Among which, complicationswere seen in 5 (9.8%) bed sore, 2 (3.92%) in pilonidal sinus, 1 (1.96%) in traumatic ulcer and none inneoplastic lesion and types of complications seen were wound gaping in 3 (5.88%) cases, surgical siteinfection in 2 (3.92%) cases, recurrent pilonidal sinus in 1 (1.96%) case, flap necrosis in 1 (1.96%) caseand epidermolysis in 1 (1.96%) case. Conclusions: The Limberg rhomboid flap can be used safely in patients with cutaneous defectwith minimal complications and good surgical outcome however prevalence of complications afterlimberg rhomboid flap in patients with cutaneous defects at tertiary care center is high compared tothe previous studies done.

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“…2 The pedicle of the flap maintains subpapillary and sub-dermal vascular plexuses to provide superior results when compared to skin grafts of similar size and location. 12,13 A reduction in tension on the flap decreases the likelihood of necrosis of the donor tissue. 14 The design is a parallelogram with two angles of 120 degrees and two angles of 60 degrees.…”

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Limberg flap revisited: for closure of facial soft tissue defects

et al. 2023

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The Limberg or rhomboid flap can be used to close defects almost anywhere on the body. It is versatile in that a random pattern flap can be raised from any one or all corners of the rhomboid. The defect is filled with tissue of the same thickness and colour, and with good vascularity. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate the versatility that a single flap can be used to close defects almost anywhere on the body. This study was conducted in the department of plastic and reconstructive surgery, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, during the period between January 2018 and December 2019. Twenty patients (fifteen males and five females) took part in this study. Their ages ranged from 20-60 years with a mean age of 42 years. From each patient history was taken and physical examination was performed. All the procedures were done under local anesthesia. Postoperatively suture removal was done on the 5th post-operative day. There were twenty patients who took part in the study. Seventeen patients had naevi and three had basal cell carcinoma. The size of the lesions ranged from 2.0×1.8 cm to 4.8×4.5 cm. All the flaps settled well with no complications. The procedure resulted in a very fine and less noticeable scar with smooth contour of the skin which was acceptable in all patients. Limberg flap is a safe and reliable option that could be used in the reconstruction of small and medium‐sized cutaneous defects of the face especially in elderly patients with no morbidity.

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The Limberg flap for cutaneous defects — a two year experience

Cited by 9 publications

References 3 publications

Revisiting rhombic flaps for aesthetic facial resurfacing: Addressing a surgical conundrum

Revisiting rhombic flaps for aesthetic facial resurfacing: Addressing a surgical conundrum

Prevalence of Complications after Limberg Rhomboid Flap in Patients with Cutaneous Defects at A Tertiary Care Hospital

Limberg flap revisited: for closure of facial soft tissue defects

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