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INTRODUCTION: The use of perforator flaps has become more popular with improvement of surgical technique, technology, as well as understanding of microvascular anatomy. The selection of well-perfused angiosomes is critical to the successful outcome of patients undergoing free tissue transfer. The number of perforators that are needed is dependent upon the surface area of the flap being harvested; however, there have been no studies to assess the optimal surface area supplied by each perforator. We hypothesized that the smaller the surface area supplied by each perforator correlated with fewer flap-related complications in the harvesting of the anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap. METHODS: All ALT flaps harvested from 2015 to 2021 at our institution were retrospectively reviewed. The surface area of the flap harvested was calculated as A = πab, where a is the long radius and b is the short radius of the ellipse. The surface-perforator index (SPI) was calculated for each flap by dividing the surface area of the ALT flap by the number of perforators supplying the flap. Our primary outcomes were flap-related complications that included: partial flap loss, dehiscence, and venous congestion. RESULTS: A total of 106 patients were identified. Twenty-four patients (22.6%) developed perforator-related complications. An increasing SPI and SPI to body surface area were strongly associated with development of complications (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval], adjusted p: 1.02 [1.01, 1.03], < 0.001and 1.23 [1.12, 1.42], p < 0.001). An SPI of greater than 150 cm2/perforator was associated with a higher probability of complications (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Flap-related complications are significantly related to the number of perforators supplying the flap. The smaller the surface area supplied by a single perforator correlates with significantly fewer flap-related complications. SPI is a new index that may be used as a predictive tool to aid in identifying flaps that may be more prone to complications in free tissue transfer.
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INTRODUCTION: Active smoking is known to impair wound healing following free tissue transfer for reconstruction due to its vasoconstrictive effect on the microcirculation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of flap selection on flap loss, in nonelective, traumatic extremity-free soft tissue transfer in active smokers. METHODS: All patients undergoing a free tissue transfer for acute trauma of the extremity at a level I trauma center from 2011 to 2017 were identified. Breast reconstruction and osseous/osseocutaneous flaps were excluded. The study population was divided in two groups based on the type of flap used (muscle versus perforator flap). Factors known to be associated with impaired wound healing were extracted from the database. Primary outcome was major smoking related complications (complete/partial flap loss). Secondary outcomes included minor flap-related complications (infection, dehiscence) and donor site complications. The impact of smoking was assessed for the different type of flaps using multivariate analyses. RESULTS: A total of 118 flaps were identified during the study period. Out of those, 52 were perforator-based fasciocutaneous flaps, while 66 were muscle flaps. Active smoking status resulted in a statistically significant increase in the incidence of major and minor complications in the perforator flap group (36% vs. 4%, adjusted odds ratio, AOR [95%CI]: 2.31[1.48,19.30], adj-p = 0.021 and 32% vs. 17%, AOR [95% CI]: 1.23[1.11,14.31], adj-p = 0.034) but had no impact in the muscle group. CONCLUSIONS: The present study suggests a higher incidence of flap related complications in smokers when a perforator flap was selected but no impact when a muscle flap was utilized.
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Retalhos de Tecido Biológico , Mamoplastia , Retalho Perfurante , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Extremidades , Humanos , Músculos , Estudos Retrospectivos , Fumar/efeitos adversos , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The postoperative prophylactic use of aspirin is a common practice among plastic surgeons after free tissue transfer. The use of baby aspirin (81 mg) has become more popular due to previously published literature in other fields. We hypothesized that a full dose daily aspirin is nonsuperior to a baby dose daily aspirin in preventing arterial thrombosis in free tissue transfer. Methods: All patients undergoing free tissue transfer of the extremities from 2008 to 2020 were retrospectively reviewed. They were divided into two groups based on the postoperative dose of aspirin administered (full versus baby dose). The decision to administer full or baby dose was based on the surgeon's preference. Primary outcome was revision of the arterial anastomosis. Secondary outcomes included flap complications. Results: A total of 183 patients were identified. Out of those, 78 patients received full dose aspirin postoperatively, whereas 105 received a baby dose of aspirin. Patients who received baby aspirin did not have a higher incidence of returning to the operating room for revision of their arterial anastomosis [7.6% versus 7.7%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.93 (95% confidence interval, 0.28-3.11); adjusted P, 0.906]. No differences were found between the two groups in complete and partial flap loss, wound dehiscence, or infection. None of the patients experienced any aspirin-related gastrointestinal complications. Conclusions: In patients undergoing free tissue transfer, thrombosis of the arterial anastomosis is rare. Administration of a full dose of aspirin postoperatively was not superior to a baby dose of aspirin in preventing arterial-related complications.
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In the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery, soft tissue reconstruction of Gustilo 3B with peripheral vascular disease or 3C fractures is a complex treatment algorithm. The concomitant issue of soft tissue coverage with vascular reconstruction is the main challenge when opting for free tissue transfer. The flow-through flap offers the surgeon the ability to treat a vascular injury or high-grade stenosis to maintain distal perfusion, while also providing soft tissue coverage. In this study, we present a case series of 3 patients who underwent flow-through anterolateral thigh free flap for lower extremity soft tissue coverage. Each patient had a history of trauma and either single vessel runoff or a dominant branch with diminutive secondary blood flow to the foot. All patients successfully underwent free flap reconstruction of lower extremity wounds while concomitantly reconstructing diseased arterial supply. Only 1 patient suffered partial flap loss postoperatively that was treated with debridement and split thickness skin grafting. Flow-through free tissue transfer is a valuable treatment option not only in Gustilo 3C fractures requiring soft tissue coverage, but also in patients with Gustilo 3B fractures with peripheral vascular disease.
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Insulin is an essential hormone that regulates glucose homeostasis and metabolism. Insulin resistance (IR) arises when tissues fail to respond to insulin, and it leads to serious health problems including Type 2 Diabetes (T2D). Obesity is a major contributor to the development of IR and T2D. We previously showed that gene expression of alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) was inversely correlated with obesity and IR in subcutaneous adipose tissue of Mexican Americans. In the current study, a meta-analysis of the relationship between ADH1B expression and BMI in Mexican Americans, African Americans, Europeans, and Pima Indians verified that BMI was increased with decreased ADH1B expression. Using established human subcutaneous pre-adipocyte cell lines derived from lean (BMI < 30 kg m-2) or obese (BMI ≥ 30 kg m-2) donors, we found that ADH1B protein expression increased substantially during differentiation, and overexpression of ADH1B inhibited fatty acid binding protein expression. Mature adipocytes from lean donors expressed ADH1B at higher levels than obese donors. Insulin further induced ADH1B protein expression as well as enzyme activity. Knockdown of ADH1B expression decreased insulin-stimulated glucose uptake. Our findings suggest that ADH1B is involved in the proper development and metabolic activity of adipose tissues and this function is suppressed by obesity.
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Álcool Desidrogenase/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Insulina/metabolismo , Obesidade/genética , Adipócitos/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Adulto , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Índice de Massa Corporal , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/patologia , Humanos , Resistência à Insulina/genética , Americanos Mexicanos/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Obesidade/metabolismo , Obesidade/patologia , Gordura Subcutânea/metabolismoRESUMO
Need for amputation is a potential complication when limb salvage is attempted. The present study aimed to develop a risk assessment tool to predict the risk of future amputation when counseling patients about their reconstructive options. METHODS: All patients undergoing a free flap lower extremity soft tissue reconstruction by the senior author from 2005 to 2019 were retrospectively identified. Patient's demographics, comorbidities, and technical aspects of the operation were extracted. Logistic regressions were used to create a predictive scoring system for future amputation. RESULTS: A total of 277 patients were identified. Of these patients, two-thirds (183) were used to derive the scoring system and one-third (94) were used to validate the score. In total, 25 of 183 patients (14%) underwent an amputation. A stepwise forward logistic regression identified age > 55 years, smoking, acute wound, aggressive fluid resuscitation intra-operatively, inability to use a superficial vein for drainage, and inability to use the posterior tibialis artery for anastomosis as independent predictors of need for future amputations. The beta co-efficients were used to create the scoring system, and the patients were categorized into mild, moderate, and severe risk based on their cumulative score. The validity of the scoring system was verified by using the one-third validation cohort. CONCLUSIONS: In patients undergoing free flap reconstruction of the lower extremity, the need for future amputation is 14%. The use of a scoring system can guide the surgeon's and patient's decision regarding limb salvage.
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Reconstruction of bone and soft-tissue defects after an open reduction and internal fixation of a severely comminuted calcaneal fracture presents a challenge to the treating surgeon. We present a case report in which an abductor digiti minimi muscle flap was used to cover a complicated wound with calcaneal osteomyelitis and wound dehisence at the surgical incision. This muscle flap provides an easy, reliable, and quick method to cover open wounds at the lateral aspect of the foot and ankle.
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Calcâneo/lesões , Fixação Interna de Fraturas/efeitos adversos , Osteomielite/cirurgia , Retalhos Cirúrgicos , Deiscência da Ferida Operatória/cirurgia , Adulto , Fraturas Ósseas/cirurgia , Humanos , Masculino , Osteomielite/diagnóstico , Osteomielite/etiologia , Deiscência da Ferida Operatória/diagnóstico , Deiscência da Ferida Operatória/etiologiaRESUMO
Soft tissue reconstruction of the diabetic foot is a challenge for the perioperative team. Primary closure may not be an option and secondary healing may not be reliable. Therefore, surgery is vital and should be coordinated among a well-functioning multidisciplinary team that specializes in caring for patients with diabetes mellitus. Team members must have expertise in reconstructive surgery to ensure adequate wound healing. This article emphasizes the appropriate timing and staging of surgery, discusses the most common plastic surgery techniques, and underscores the importance of a team approach in the management of diabetic foot wounds.
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Pé Diabético/cirurgia , Enfermagem de Centro Cirúrgico/métodos , Assistência Perioperatória , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios , Cirurgia Plástica , Amputação Cirúrgica/métodos , Amputação Cirúrgica/enfermagem , Desbridamento/métodos , Desbridamento/enfermagem , Pé Diabético/enfermagem , Humanos , Controle de Infecções , Limitação da Mobilidade , Avaliação em Enfermagem , Planejamento de Assistência ao Paciente , Equipe de Assistência ao Paciente , Educação de Pacientes como Assunto , Seleção de Pacientes , Assistência Perioperatória/métodos , Assistência Perioperatória/enfermagem , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/métodos , Cuidados Pré-Operatórios/enfermagem , Terapia de Salvação , Transplante de Pele/métodos , Transplante de Pele/enfermagem , Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Cirurgia Plástica/enfermagem , Retalhos CirúrgicosRESUMO
Extensive soft tissue defects involving the weight-bearing areas of the plantar aspect of the foot often require coverage with flaps. The options often include free flaps, free muscle flaps with split-thickness skin grafting, or local flaps. When presented with high-energy-induced soft tissue injuries of the foot, choices become narrow, secondary to the associated zone of injury. Free flaps require a viable recipient vessel suitable for microvascular anastomosis. Split-thickness skin grafts applied to the plantar aspect of the foot are prone to persistent breakdown. Local flaps if available are useful for coverage of plantar soft tissue defects. However, when local flaps of the affected limb are compromised or extension is not sufficient for coverage, crossover leg and foot flaps become invaluable. The reported cases of crossover sural artery flaps are sparse. To the best of the authors' knowledge, the few reported cases of crossover leg and sural artery flaps were described to provide soft tissue coverage over the heel and leg. The authors report a case of a crossover reverse sural artery flap for soft tissue coverage to the plantar aspect of the forefoot after a high-energy-induced degloving injury.
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Traumatismos do Pé/cirurgia , Antepé Humano/cirurgia , Procedimentos de Cirurgia Plástica/métodos , Lesões dos Tecidos Moles/cirurgia , Nervo Sural/transplante , Retalhos Cirúrgicos , Acidentes por Quedas , Adulto , Desbridamento , Antepé Humano/lesões , Humanos , Masculino , Lesões dos Tecidos Moles/etiologiaRESUMO
Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is a complex metabolic disease that is more prevalent in ethnic groups such as Mexican Americans, and is strongly associated with the risk factors obesity and insulin resistance. The goal of this study was to perform whole genome gene expression profiling in adipose tissue to detect common patterns of gene regulation associated with obesity and insulin resistance. We used phenotypic and genotypic data from 308 Mexican American participants from the Veterans Administration Genetic Epidemiology Study (VAGES). Basal fasting RNA was extracted from adipose tissue biopsies from a subset of 75 unrelated individuals, and gene expression data generated on the Illumina BeadArray platform. The number of gene probes with significant expression above baseline was approximately 31,000. We performed multiple regression analysis of all probes with 15 metabolic traits. Adipose tissue had 3,012 genes significantly associated with the traits of interest (false discovery rate, FDR ≤ 0.05). The significance of gene expression changes was used to select 52 genes with significant (FDR ≤ 10(-4)) gene expression changes across multiple traits. Gene sets/Pathways analysis identified one gene, alcohol dehydrogenase 1B (ADH1B) that was significantly enriched (P < 10(-60)) as a prime candidate for involvement in multiple relevant metabolic pathways. Illumina BeadChip derived ADH1B expression data was consistent with quantitative real time PCR data. We observed significant inverse correlations with waist circumference (2.8 x 10(-9)), BMI (5.4 x 10(-6)), and fasting plasma insulin (P < 0.001). These findings are consistent with a central role for ADH1B in obesity and insulin resistance and provide evidence for a novel genetic regulatory mechanism for human metabolic diseases related to these traits.
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Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Álcool Desidrogenase/genética , Perfilação da Expressão Gênica , Resistência à Insulina/genética , Americanos Mexicanos/genética , Obesidade/epidemiologia , Obesidade/genética , Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/genética , Índice de Massa Corporal , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/epidemiologia , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Feminino , Predisposição Genética para Doença/genética , Genômica , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Epidemiologia Molecular , Estado Pré-Diabético/epidemiologia , Estado Pré-Diabético/genética , Gordura Subcutânea Abdominal/metabolismo , Estados Unidos/epidemiologia , United States Department of Veterans AffairsAssuntos
Artropatia Neurogênica/cirurgia , Pé Diabético/cirurgia , Úlcera do Pé/cirurgia , Retalhos Cirúrgicos/irrigação sanguínea , Articulações Tarsianas/cirurgia , Artrodese/métodos , Artropatia Neurogênica/etiologia , Doença Crônica , Terapia Combinada , Pé Diabético/complicações , Fixadores Externos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Úlcera do Pé/diagnóstico , Humanos , Masculino , Medição de Risco , Resultado do Tratamento , Cicatrização/fisiologiaRESUMO
Retinol-binding protein-4 (RBP4), a novel protein secreted mainly by adipose tissue, has been associated with insulin resistance in obese subjects and in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We examined the relationship between plasma RBP4 levels, expression of RBP4 in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue, and insulin sensitivity in Mexican Americans with varying degrees of obesity and glucose tolerance. Seventy-two subjects [16 lean normal-glucose-tolerant (NGT), 17 obese NGT, and 39 subjects with impaired fasting glucose/impaired glucose tolerance/T2DM] received an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and euglycemic-hyperinsulinemic clamp. Insulin secretion was measured as insulinogenic index during OGTT. In a subset of subjects, hepatic glucose production was measured by 3-[3H]glucose infusion, biopsies of the vastus lateralis muscle and subcutaneous adipose tissue were obtained under basal conditions, and quantitative RT-PCR was performed to measure the RBP4 mRNA gene expression. Plasma RBP4 was significantly elevated in impaired glucose tolerance/T2DM compared with NGT lean or obese subjects. Plasma RBP4 levels correlated with 2-h glucose, triglycerides, and hemoglobin A1c. There was no association between RBP4 levels and whole body insulin sensitivity measured with either the euglycemic insulin clamp or OGTT, basal hepatic glucose production rates, and the hepatic insulin resistance index. There was no correlation between plasma RBP4 levels and indexes of insulin secretion. RBP4 mRNA expression in skeletal muscle was similar in lean NGT subjects, obese NGT subjects, and T2DM subjects. There was no difference in RBP4 mRNA expression in adipose tissue between lean and obese NGT subjects or between NGT and T2DM individuals. Plasma RBP4 levels are elevated in T2DM and associated with impaired glucose tolerance, but not associated with obesity or insulin resistance or impaired insulin secretion in Mexican Americans.
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Intolerância à Glucose/sangue , Resistência à Insulina , Americanos Mexicanos , Proteínas Plasmáticas de Ligação ao Retinol/análise , Tecido Adiposo/metabolismo , Tecido Adiposo/patologia , Adulto , Glicemia/metabolismo , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/sangue , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/genética , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/metabolismo , Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2/patologia , Feminino , Intolerância à Glucose/genética , Intolerância à Glucose/metabolismo , Teste de Tolerância a Glucose , Humanos , Insulina/sangue , Insulina/metabolismo , Resistência à Insulina/genética , Resistência à Insulina/fisiologia , Secreção de Insulina , Fígado/metabolismo , Masculino , Americanos Mexicanos/genética , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Músculo Esquelético/metabolismo , Músculo Esquelético/patologia , Obesidade/sangue , Obesidade/genética , Obesidade/metabolismo , Obesidade/patologia , Proteínas Plasmáticas de Ligação ao Retinol/genética , Proteínas Plasmáticas de Ligação ao Retinol/metabolismoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: In the United States (US), railroads are commonly used to transport humans and commerce, especially along the US-Mexico border. Some people will use freight trains to travel within the US. Some of these people will suffer a train-related injury with extensive soft tissue and bone trauma. There is little information about the demographics, injuries, or outcomes of these patients, and the financial expense of providing care for these individuals. We attempt to provide insight into some of these issues. METHODS: We performed a retrospective chart review of patients from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio from January 1996 to September 2003. Various demographic, total hospital costs, operative procedures, and outcomes were examined. RESULTS: Men were well represented (61 of 67 patients), and the overall mean age was 28.8 years. Hispanics (58 of 67 patients) were the main ethnic group and 61% were undocumented aliens (41 of 67 patients). Bony and soft tissue injuries were common, necessitating an amputation in 38 patients. The mean operative procedures per patient were 2.97. Follow-up was poor. Total hospital cost for all the patients was $2,468,004.47 with a mean of $36,835.89 ($1,305.00-$331, 452.74) per patient. CONCLUSION: Victims of train-related injuries were predominantly young and male. Many patients required an amputation. Multistaged and complex reconstructive procedures may not be realistic in a group of patients in whom follow-up is poor.