• 1. Department of Microscopic Orthopedics, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Luohe Medical College, Luohe Henan, 462300, P.R.China;
  • 2. Depantment of Microsurgical and Reconstruction, the First Affiliated Hospital of Xinjiang Medical University, Urumchi Xinjiang, 830054, P.R.China;
Aihemaitijiang·Yusufu, Email: ahmatjang@163.com
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Objective To investigate the clinical application of the anterior tibial artery perforator propeller flap relay peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap in repair of foot and ankle defects.Methods Between October 2014 and October 2018, 18 cases with foot and ankle defects were treated. There were 12 males and 6 females with an average age of 32.8 years (range, 8-56 years). There were 11 cases of traffic accident injuries, 3 cases of falling from height injuries, and 4 cases of heavy objects injuries. The wound was at the dorsum of the foot in 9 cases, the heel in 4 cases, the lateral malleolus in 5 cases. The time from injury to flap repair was 7-34 days (mean, 19 days). The size of wound ranged from 6.0 cm×2.5 cm to 11.0 cm×6.0 cm. The foot and ankle defects were repaired with the peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap in size of 6 cm×3 cm-18 cm×7 cm, which donor site was repaired with the anterior tibial artery perforator propeller flap in size of 8 cm×3 cm-16 cm×6 cm.Results One patient had a hemorrhagic swelling in the peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap, and survived after symptomatic treatment. All recipient and donor sites healed by first intention. Eighteen patients were followed up 6-15 months (mean, 12.5 months). At last follow-up, the shape, color, texture, and thickness of the flaps in the donor sites were similar with those in the recipient sites. There were only linear scars on the donor sites. The two-point discrimination of the peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap ranged from 10 to 12 mm (mean, 11 mm). According to American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) score criteria, the results were excellent in 15 cases and good in 3 cases, with an excellent and good rate of 100%.Conclusion The foot and ankle defects can be repaired with the anterior tibial artery perforator propeller flap relay peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap. The procedure is not sacrificing the main vessel and can avoid the skin grafting and obtain the good ankle function.

Citation: WANG Wei, LI Junming, DAI Pengwei, ZHANG Xiaoguang, Aihemaitijiang·Yusufu. Anterior tibial artery perforator propeller flap relay peroneal artery terminal perforator propeller flap for foot and ankle defect. Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery, 2020, 34(1): 87-91. doi: 10.7507/1002-1892.201904095 Copy

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