Reconstruction of deep cubital fossa defects with exposure of brachial artery due to high tension electrical burns and treatment algorithm.
Burns
; 31(5): 629-36, 2005 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-15993307
In this paper, we selected eight patients who had cubital fossa electrical burns with exposure or damage of the brachial artery, during the period 2000 to 2004 and formulated an algorithm to salvage upper limbs. We demonstrated the effectiveness of the algorithm to rescue the extremity from amputation and to restore the functional ability combined with coverage of the defects. After initial management with decompression and debridement of the nonviable tissues surrounding the brachial artery, we used local fasciocutaneous flaps or pedicled latissimus dorsi (LD) muscle/musculocutaneous flaps immediately to cover and also to avoid the perforation of this artery with a mean of 5.5 operations and with an amputation rate of 12.5%. When perforation or necrotic focus was seen on the arterial wall without viable tissue around the brachial artery, circulation was restored with vein grafts. Deep defects in the cubital fossa with exposure of the brachial artery should be covered with well-vascularized tissue as soon as possible after serial debridements. If the necrotic focus is seen on the wall of the artery, it often requires a venous graft with flap coverage. In the presence of viable tissue around the artery, however, fasciocutaneous flaps are useful and they reduce the operation time and duration of hospital stay. We treated deep defects with exposure of the brachial artery in the cubital fossa according to our established algorithm. Adherence to this approach precluded dilemmas in the selection of flap types for the management of bulky tissue defects.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Retalhos Cirúrgicos
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Algoritmos
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Artéria Braquial
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Queimaduras por Corrente Elétrica
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Prótese Vascular
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Traumatismos do Antebraço
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Child
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Burns
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Turquia