The Use of the Vacuum-Assisted Closure in Microsurgical Reconstruction Revisited: Application in the Reconstruction of the Posttraumatic Lower Extremity

被引：32

作者：

Eisenhardt, Steffen U. ^{[1
]}

Momeni, Arash ^{[1
,2
]}

Iblher, Niklas ^{[1
]}

Penna, Vincenzo ^{[1
]}

Schmidt, Yvonne ^{[1
]}

Torio, Nestor ^{[1
]}

Stark, G. Bjoern ^{[1
]}

Bannasch, Holger ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Freiburg, Med Ctr, Dept Plast & Hand Surg, D-79106 Freiburg, Germany

[2] Stanford Univ, Med Ctr, Div Plast & Reconstruct Surg, Stanford, CA 94305 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF RECONSTRUCTIVE MICROSURGERY | 2010年 / 26卷 / 09期

关键词：

Negative pressure wound therapy; reconstructive surgery; free flap surgery; IMPLANTABLE DOPPLER PROBE; MICROVASCULAR FREE FLAPS; PERFORATOR FLAP; WOUND CONTROL; SKIN-GRAFTS; FOUNDATION; EXPERIENCE;

D O I：

10.1055/s-0030-1267378

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

100210 [外科学];

摘要：

Introduction of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) system into clinical practice has revolutionized wound care. Despite its multiple advantages, however, the VAC is only rarely used in the setting of microsurgical reconstruction. Concerns have been the inability to clinically monitor the flap as well the possibility of flap compression by the device. The authors put their postoperative treatment concept of applying the VAC to free flaps to the test by reviewing their experience with this concept in patients undergoing microsurgical reconstruction of posttraumatic lower-extremity soft tissue defects. Twenty-six patients (22 male, 4 female) were included in this study. Use of the implantable Doppler probe allowed for postoperative flap monitoring. Two flap failures were observed, both in patients with peripheral vascular disease. In conclusion, using the VAC device in the setting of microsurgical reconstruction is safe and allows for increased patient comfort.

引用

页码：615 / 621

页数：7

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