Maximizing the Utility of the Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Locoregional Reconstruction: Technical Pearls and Pitfalls

Aparna Vijayasekaran; Waleed Gibreel; Brian T. Carlsen; Steven L. Moran; Michel Saint-Cyr; Karim Bakri; Basel Sharaf

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2016.12.004

Maximizing the Utility of the Pedicled Anterolateral Thigh Flap for Locoregional Reconstruction: Technical Pearls and Pitfalls

Aparna Vijayasekaran, Waleed Gibreel, Brian T. Carlsen, Steven L. Moran, Michel Saint-Cyr, Karim Bakri, Basel Sharaf

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

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Abstract

The pedicled anterolateral thigh (PALT) flap is an underutilized flap for locoregional reconstruction largely because methods to maximize its reach are neither universally implemented nor fully understood. In addition, most of the available literature has focused on the utility of the free anterolateral thigh flap with less emphasis on the PALT flap. Moreover, flap design concepts to maximize its utility and reach and optimize outcomes have not been comprehensively described. In an effort to address this knowledge gap, the authors sought to review their institution's experience with the PALT flap for locoregional reconstruction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	371-384
Number of pages	14
Journal	Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Volume	44
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2016.12.004
State	Published - Apr 2017

Keywords

ALT flap technique
Abdominal reconstruction
Anterolateral thigh flap (ALT)
Pedicled perforator flap
Perineal reconstruction
Trochanteric reconstruction

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Surgery

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