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The Value of a Modified Posterior Thigh Flap with Z-Plasty for Reconstruction of Ischial Tuberosity Pressure Ulcers: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis

Maximilian C. Stumpfe,
Raymund E. Horch and
Wibke Müller-Seubert

Life2025, 15(2), 146;https://doi.org/10.3390/life15020146

22 January 2025

Pressure ulcers are a persistent and growing challenge in modern medicine, with prevalence rates ranging from 3.4% to 32.4% globally. Demographic changes suggest an increasing number of patients at risk, emphasizing the need for effective prevention...

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Posterior Hypopharyngeal/Upper Esophageal Wall Reconstruction Using a Double-Island Free Fasciocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Flap: A Case Report and Scoping Review of the Literature

Léna G. Dietrich,
Vera A. Paulus,
Mihai A. Constantinescu,
Moritz C. Deml,
Roland Giger and
Ioana Lese

J. Clin. Med.2025, 14(5), 1779;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14051779

6 March 2025

Background/Objectives: Isolated defects of the posterior hypopharyngeal/upper esophageal wall are rare, typically arising after cancer resection or complications following cervical spine osteosynthesis. Various local and free flaps are available for...

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Versatility of Adipofascial Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Reconstruction of Maxillary Defects with Infratemporal Fossa Extension

Vikram D. Kekatpure,
Naveen Hedne,
Sachin Chavre,
Vijay Pillai,
Nirav Trivedi and
Moni Abraham Kuriakose

Craniomaxillofac. Trauma Reconstr.2014, 7(3), 213-217;https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1371973

24 March 2014

Tumors arising from the posterior hard palate or posterolateral maxilla may extend to involve the infratemporal fossa (ITF). Resection of these tumors results in infrastructural maxillectomy with ITF defects. In this study, we describe the use of an...

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Anterolateral Thigh Chimeric Flap: An Alternative Reconstructive Option to Free Flaps for Large Soft Tissue Defects

Yoon Jae Lee,
Junnyeon Kim,
Chae Rim Lee,
Jun Hyeok Kim,
Deuk Young Oh,
Young Joon Jun and
Suk-Ho Moon

J. Clin. Med.2023, 12(21), 6723;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm12216723

24 October 2023

The anterolateral thigh (ALT) skin flap provides abundant, thin, pliable skin coverage with adequate pedicle length and calibre, and tolerable donor site morbidity. However, coverage of relatively large defects using the ALT flap alone is limited. We...

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Microvascular ALT-Flap Reconstruction for Distal Forearm and Hand Defects: Outcomes and Single-Case Application of a Bone-Anchored Venous Anastomosis

Adrian Matthias Vater,
Matthias Michael Aitzetmüller-Klietz,
Philipp Edmund Lamby,
Julia Stanger,
Rainer Meffert,
Karsten Schmidt,
Michael Georg Jakubietz and
Rafael Gregor Jakubietz

J. Clin. Med.2025, 14(19), 6807;https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14196807

26 September 2025

Background: Reconstruction of distal forearm and hand soft tissue defects remains a complex surgical challenge due to the functional and aesthetic significance of the region. Several flap options have been established such as the posterior interosseo...

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