Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2018

A STUDY OF SIMULTANEOUS FLAPS IN RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY

Dr. S. Lokesh, Dr. Nirmala Ponnambalam, Dr. G. Karthikeyan

Abstract :

Aim: Patients with post electrical burns, poly trauma and multiple pressure sores usually present with multiple defects. This usually requires multiple surgeries, prolonged hospital stay and poor patient compliance towards rehabilitation. The aim of our study is to evaluate the challenges and outcome of simultaneous multiple flaps.

 

Materials and methods: A prospective study was conducted on patients admitted in our department between Jan 2016 and Jan 2018, presenting with multiple defects. All these patients underwent multiple flap covers and were followed up meticulously. Analysis of the patients were done based on their age, etiology, region of defect, flaps used and flap survival.

Results and Analysis: 26 patients with soft tissue defects underwent simultaneous multiple flap covers. A total of 52 flaps were done and only 5 flaps had complications. All other flaps settled well and patients were sent for early rehabilitation

Conclusion: Simultaneous multiple flaps definitely have better outcome in patient rehabilitation rather than flaps which are done separately. It is a challenge to plan for multiple defects, but multiple flaps form a very important tool in the armamentarium of a reconstructive surgeon.

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijar  

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Dr.S.Lokesh, Dr.Nirmala Ponnambalam, Dr.G.Karthikeyan, A STUDY OF SIMULTANEOUS FLAPS IN RECONSTRUCTIVE PLASTIC SURGERY, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-6 | June-2018

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