Free autologous tissue transplantation after complicated contouring of the lower limbs: Literature review and case report
Petrosyan K.A., Abrahamyan D.O., Antonyan P.A., Katayan Sh.H., Khachatryan Z.R.
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Avdalbekyan National Institute of Health, Yerevan, Armenia
ABSTRACT
In non-standard clinical cases of calf contouring plastic surgery, in order to optimize and improve the results of reconstructive-restorative operations, the objective assessment of the current clinical situation, the comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of different defect closure methods are necessary. We report a case of a complex leg deformity, which was corrected by free transfer of thoracodorsal musculocutaneous flap. The optimal surgical choice, even an extraordinary non-standard intervention is determined in each specific clinical case by the anatomical and morphometric features of the recipient and donor areas, by the shape, depth and size of the lesion, by the results of previous surgeries and the impossibility of using traditional methods of plastic surgery.
Keywords: contour plasty, lower limb, leg, autologous tissue transplantation, thoracodorsal flap.