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Objective:To evaluate the clinical effect of striated free wrist transverse flap pedicled with superficial palmar branch of radial artery carrying sensory nerve in repairing pulp defect of middle-and-distal segments of fingers.Methods:From February 2019 to March 2021, the data of 20 patients with defects of middle-and-distal finger segment were collected. The defects were repaired with striated free wrist transverse flaps pedicled with superficial palmar branch of radial artery. The defects sized were 2.0 cm×1.5 cm-4.0 cm×1.5 cm, and the flaps sized were 2.5 cm×2.0 cm-4.5 cm×2.0 cm. The flap carried metacarpal cutaneous branch of median nerve for the reconstruction of the sensation of finger pulps. The donor sites were directly sutured. After operation, the patients were evaluated according to the shape, sensation and functional recovery of the repaired fingers through outpatient visits and reviews via WeChat.Results:All 20 flaps survived and the wounds healed well. All patients entered regular follow-up for 6-12(average, 8) months. The colour of the flaps was close to the finger skin, without bloating flaps. The flaps were soft in good shapes and function. TPD were 6-11 mm, at 8 mm in average. The scars at the donor sites were hidden and the wrist function was not affected. According to the Trial Evaluation Standard of Upper Limb Function of Hand Surgery Society of Chinese Medical Association, 16 patients were classified as excellent and 4 as good.Conclusion:The striated transverse wrist flap with radial artery palmar superficial branch and sensory nerve offers many advantages, such as a good texture, hidden donor site, convenient flap harvesting, good recovery of sensation, etc. More clinical studies and the promotion of the technique are expected.
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Objective@#To investigate the clinical effect of free lower abdominal perforator flaps assisted by color Doppler ultrasound in repairing oral maxillofacial soft tissue defects.@*Methods@#From June 2018 to March 2019, five patients with oral cancer underwent surgical treatment. There were 2 males and 3 females, age from 45-69 years old. At the same time, free lower abdominal flaps pedicled with superficial circumflex iliac artery or superficial inferior epigastric artery were used to repair oral maxillofacial soft tissue defects under preoperative color Doppler ultrasound evaluation and localization.@*Results@#All the five cases survived. Three cases were repaired with superficial inferior epigastric artery flap and two cases were repaired with superficial circumflex iliac artery flaps. These flaps ranged from 5 cm ×6 cm to 7 cm×9 cm. The follow-up period ranged from 3 to 12 months, with an average of 6 months. The flaps were soft, without obvious swelling, hairless growth, scarless contracture and limited mouth opening. All donor and recipient areas were healed in one stage.@*Conclusions@#The lower abdominal perforator flaps assisted by color Doppler ultrasound for repairing oral and maxillofacial soft tissue defects are characterized by accurate selection and localization of blood vessels, convenient extraction of skin flaps and minimal morbidity of donor site. It is a good method for repairing oral and maxillofacial soft tissue defects.