The Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flap: Its Expanding Role in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Chung Chen Hsu; Charles Yuen Yung Loh; Fu Chan Wei

doi:10.1016/j.cps.2020.12.008

The Anterolateral Thigh Perforator Flap: Its Expanding Role in Lower Extremity Reconstruction

Chung Chen Hsu, Charles Yuen Yung Loh, Fu Chan Wei^*

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School of Medicine

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Abstract

The anterolateral thigh (ALT) flap is a popular flap for lower extremity reconstruction despite its varied pedicle anatomy. Beyond its use for soft tissue coverage, using the chimeric flap concept, the ALT flap is useful for tendon and ligament reconstruction and the creation of a gliding surface with the fascia lata component. The vastus lateralis muscle can be included for dead-space obliteration. The main pedicle is long and is a similar size match for major artery reconstruction. If several perforators are available, a split flap could be fashioned into a multitude of shapes all arising from the same pedicle.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	235-248
Number of pages	14
Journal	Clinics in Plastic Surgery
Volume	48
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cps.2020.12.008
State	Published - 04 2021

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Keywords

ALT flap
Anterolateral thigh flap
Chimeric flap
Lower extremity reconstruction
Perforator flap

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