lower leg defects
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Lower third leg defects
Anurag PandeyModerator : Dr Deepak Nanda
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Anatomy
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Blood Supply of Bones
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Compartments of leg
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Muscles of the Leg and Ankle
• Anterior Compartment– Borders
• Lateral Shaft of Tibia• Medial Shaft of Fibula• Interosseous membrane
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Anterior Compartment
– Structures• Tibialis Anterior• Extensor Hallucis
Longus• Extensor Digitorum
Longus• Peroneus Tertius• Deep Peroneal Nerve• Anterior Tibial Artery• Anterior Tibial Vein
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Lateral Compartment
– Borders• Lateral Fibula• Intermuscular fascia
between anterior compartment and posterior compartment
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Lateral Compartment• Arterial supply to
the lateral compartment is via perforating branches of the anterior & posterior tibial arteries proximally and the fibular artery perforators distally.
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Lateral Compartment
• Structures• Peroneus Longus• Peroneus Brevis• Superficial Peroneal
Nerve• Peroneal Artery• Superior and Inferior
Peroneal Retinaculum
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Superficial Posterior Compartment
– Borders• Deep posterior
compartment• Fascia
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Superficial Posterior Compartment
– Structures• Soleus• Gastrocnemius• Plantaris• Tibial Nerve• Posterior Tibial
Artery
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Deep posterior compartment
• Borders– Interosseus
Membrane– Posterior Tibia– Posterolateral Fibula– Superficial Posterior
Compartment
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Deep posterior compartment
• Structures – Tibialis Posterior– Flexor Digitorum
Longus– Flexor Hallucis
Longus– Tibial Nerve– Posterior Tibial
Artery
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Causes of Defects
• Trauma• Tumor Resection• Vascular diseases – e.g. varicose veins• Infection• Others - Burns Trophic ulcers
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Classification of Open FracturesGustilo 1984• Type I Open Fracture with a wound <1cm• Type II Open Fracture with a wound <1cm• Type III Open Fracture with extensive softtissue damage• IIIA Type III with adequate soft tissuecoverage• IIIB III with soft tissue loss with periostealstripping and bone exposure• IIIC III with arterial injury requiring repair
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Other Scoring systems
• Mangled Extremity Syndrome Index• Mangled Extremity Severity Score• Predictive Salvage Index• Limb Salvage Index• Largely complex and not accurately
predictive(Bonanni et al 1993)
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Historical Perspective
• Amputation: ancient technique‐Hippocrates (400BC)• Desault (1744‐1795): debridement oftraumatic wounds• Ollier (1825‐1900): POP immobilisation• WW1: Closed Plaster technique (Orr)• Spanish Civil War: Trueta‐– radical debridement before casting• WW2: Same techniques but better antisepsis/antibiotics• 1960’s: Advent of flap transfer• 1970’s: Microvascular techniques refined
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Injury Recognition
• May be obvious, but degree of tissue damagecan easily be underestimated• Be aware of closed degloving or crush injury(either from trauma or immobilisation)• Look for signs of vessel and nerve injury• Involve orthopaedic and plastic surgeonearly
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Treatment Plan
• Consideration of other injuries• Prevent contamination of wounds by hospitalorganisms (photo and cover)• Initial wound debridement and fracturestabilisation within 6 hrs• Definitive wound coverage within 5 days– NB consideration oftreatment location and timing
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Types of fixation
Internal fixation– May be associated with better rates of malunion and non
union– May be more technically challenging– May not preserve endosteal blood supply,– Plates may compromise periosteum furtherExternal fixateurs– Fewer bone infections– Easier to apply– Associated with rates of high non/malunion– Can get in the way of micro team– Avoids extensive periosteal dissection
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Timing of Soft Tissue Coverage• Balance between adequate debridement anddevelopment of infection– Infection usually hospital acquired organisms• Several studies addressing timing of woundclosure :Godina (1986)/ Gopal (2000)/ LEAPstudy group (2000)• Generally accepted: 3‐7 days is optimal, ie at2nd look operation
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Problems in coverage of lower 1/3 of leg
• Paucity of skin and soft tissue as the leg is narrow as it comes down
• Subcutaneous placement of bone• Most extrinsic flexors and extensors
become tendinous• Little muscle available for transfer• Sacrifice of donor muscle may impair
locomotor function
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Reconstructive Techniques
• Secondary Intention• Direct Closure• Skin Graft• Local Flap• Regional Flap• Distant Flap• Free Flap• Tissue Expansion
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Skin grafts
• Technically simple• Can cover large soft tissue defects• Need appropriate wound bed– no bare bone, open joints or tendons devoid of
paratenon• Infected wounds?• Thin, non‐durable skin cover• Difficult to re-operate through
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Flap Coverage
• Flap : tissue transferred or transplanted with intact circulation• Skin only• fascia + skin• Muscle• muscle + skin
• Local• Distant• free flaps
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Loco regional Flaps
• Fasciocutaneous flaps Proximally based Distally based De epithelised turnover flaps• Muscle Flaps Distally based EDL Tibialis anterior (for proximal wounds) Peronius brevis • Island flaps Sural flap (distally based) Saphenous flap• Flaps based on perforator• Propeller flap
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Distant FlapsFasciocutaneous flap crossleg flapFreeflaps • Free muscle flaps gracilis free flap rectus abdominis flap latissimus dorsi flap• Free fasciocutaneous flap lateral arm flap parascapular flap / scapular flap radial forearm flap
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Local fasciocutaneous Flaps• Can be proximally or distally based• Based on septocutaneous perforators from ant. Tibial,
post. Tibial and peroneal arteries• These are possible only when the surrounding skin is
good • Degloving of the surrounding skin reduces the reliability
of these flaps• Perforator condition should be noted with a Doppler if
possible
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• Medial perforators- From post. Tibial a. pierce fascia in 4 regions- b/w 4-6 cm, 9-12 cm, 17-19 cm and 22-24 cm from medial malleolus• Posterolateral perforators- from peroneal a. Cluster at proximal and distal end of fibula• Anterolateral perforators- from ant. Tibial a. Perforate fascia just lateral to tibia Cluster proximally b/w tibialis ant. & EDL and distally b/w EDL & peroneus brevis
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Local fasciocutaneous Flaps….Transposition flap
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‘V-Y’ advancement flap
• Takes advantage of the mobility of the skin once the fascia is fully incised
• Based on one or more perforators
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Sural Neurocutaneous
Island Flap
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Distally based superficial sural artery flap
• Described by Hasegawa• Very widely used in various forms – pedicled, islanded,
adipofascial• Can reach upto heel and proximal foot• Delay is necessary in case longer flaps are required i.e.
going on to the upper third of the leg
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Drawing of the procedure
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Saphanous neurocutaneous
island flap
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Drawing of the procedure
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Free flaps
• Requires microsurgical expertise• A variety of of flaps can be used according
to one's preference• Gracilis is used in smaller defects
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Free Latissimus Dorsi Flap
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Cross leg flaps
• In case of single vessel limbs In case where the donor vessels are not suitable for free tissue transferIpsilateral flaps are not availableWhen other bridges have been burnt
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Propeller flaps Emerging concept
Isolation of pedicle helps 180 degree rotation of the flapDissection around the pedicle may be facilitated by the use of microscope
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Scapula Free Flap
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Scapular/Parascapular Free Flap
• Triangular space• May include bone• Venous Supply– Vena commitantes• Arterial supply– Circumflex scapular
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Scapular/Parascapular Free Flap
• Advantages– Large skin paddle– Easy to harvest– Low donor sitemorbidity (closesprimarily)– Availability for
bone
• Disadvantages– Thick skin– Difficult positioning
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Lateral Arm Free Flap• Venous supply– Vena
commitantes in spiral groove of
humerus• Arterial supply– Posterior radial
collateral artery from profunda brachii artery
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Lateral Arm Free Flap• Advantages– Low donor sitemorbidity (verticalscar)– Easy positioning– Potential for sensoryinnervation via posterior
cutaneous nerve
• Disadvantages– Short and smaller caliber artery(maximum 14 cm)– Longer dissectionthan RFFF– Thickersubcutaneous tissue
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Rectus Abdominus Free Flap• Arterial supplybased on deepinferior epigastricartery• Venous supply formvena commitantesjoining external iliacvein
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Rectus Abdominus Free Flap• Advantages– Easy positioning andharvest– Long and largecaliber vessel– Donor site closedprimarily– Large flap obtained– Anterior rectussheath durable
• Disadvantages– Often bulky– No sensation potential– Potential for hernia formation ifdissection belowarcuate line
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Latissimus Dorsi Free Flap• Arterial supply based on thoracodorsal artery• Venous drainage from thoracodorsal vein• Motor nerve innervation potential with thoracodorsal• nerve
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Latissimus Dorsi Free FlapAdvantages– Large flap with longpedicle– Possibility for“axillary megaflap”– Low donor sitemorbidity– Possibility of musclereinnervation viathoracodorsal nerve
Disadvantages– Difficult positioningand two teamharvest– Postoperativeseroma formation– Bulky flap
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Radial Forearm Free Flap• Venous Source– Deep venous commitantes
and/or cephalic vein
• Arterial source– Radial artery
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Radial Forearm Free FlapAdvantages– Thin skin with long, large
pedicle– Easy positioning– Potential for sensate flap– Potential for unusual shapes– Potential for vascularized bone– Ease of preoperative evaluation
Disadvantages– Loss of hand– Poorly aesthetic donorsite– Requires skin graft– Potential for pathologicfractures– Loss of hand function
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Lateral Thigh Free Flap• Arterial supply is from third perforator of profunda femoris artery• Venous output from associated vena commitantes
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Lateral Thigh Free Flap• Advantages– Large amount of thin, hairless skin– Low donor site morbidity (primary closure)– Easy positioning– Sensation potential with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
Disadvantages– Difficult dissection– Small, variablepedicle
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Fibula Free FlapArterial supply basedon peroneal artery• Venous supply isaccompanying venacommitantes• Aberrations in bloodsupply (10%)• Peripheral vasculardisease
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Fibula Free FlapAdvantages– Longest andstrongest bone stock– Low donor sitemorbidity– Easy positioning– Excellent periostealblood supply(contouring)– Supportosseointegratedimplants
Disadvantages– High incidence ofperipheral vasculardisease– Small cutaneouspaddle– Decreased anklestrength and toeflexion– Small risk chronicankle pain
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-allows for transfer of bone, soft tissue and skin in a one-stage procedure using only one donor site
-fibula flap allows the most bone (up to 25-30cm) vs. 10-15 for the other bone flaps
-blood supply to fibula is both intraosseous and segmental, therefore, osteotomies can be made
-fibula allows for a skin paddle up to 25cm in length and 5cm in width
Advantages
A: scapula B: iliac crest C: radius D: fibula