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Objective:To investigate the removal of ALTPF pedicled with the lateral branch of the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery and its application in wound repair.Methods:From January, 2019 to March, 2021, 32 cases of limb wounds were repaired with ALTPF pedicled with the lateral branch of the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery, including 25 males and 7 females. The age ranged from 21 to 63 years, with an average of 34 years. Injury mechanism: there were 12 cases of traffic accident injury, 8 cases of machine injury, 6 cases of heavy object crushing injury and 6 cases of chronic infectious wound. The area of soft tissue defect was 8.2 cm × 6.3 cm-18.6 cm × 11.2 cm. There were 25 cases of direct suture and 7 cases of free skin grafting. All patients who needed flap repair underwent CTA and high-frequency CDU before operation to judge the approximate direction of the lateral branch of the descending branch of the lateral femoral circumflex artery and the position of the perforating branch. All patients were followed-up regularly for 3 - 13 months, with an average of 11 months.Results:All patients who underwent free flap surgery had no vascular crisis and the flap survived smoothly. At the last follow-up, the appearance of the flap was beautiful without bloating and there were no complications in the donor area.Conclusion:Compared with the traditional ALTPF, the perforator flap of the lateral branch of the descending branch of the anterolateral femoral artery is relatively simple, which can replace the traditional ALTPF to a certain extent, and is worthy of popularization and application in clinic.
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Objective To investigate the feasibility and technique of using the anterolateral thigh perforator flap pedicled with the lateral branch of the lateral circumflex femoral artery (LBLCFA) to repair soft tissue defect of extremities.Methods Eighty-six cases of anterolateral thigh perforator flap transplantation were performed from May,2014 to May,2018.A total of 37 cases of soft tissue defect of extremities were treated by anterolateral thigh perforator flap used the LBLCFA as vascular pedicle,of which there were 19 cases of upper limbs and 18 of lower limbs.There were 27 cases of defects caused by trauma,and 10 by soft tissue tumor resection.The flaps were designed centering around the point proximal to the midpoint of the iliac-patellar line.The dimensions of soft tissue defect were from 9.0 cm×6.0 cm to 26.0 cm×10.0 cm,and the flap were from 10.0 cm×7.0 cm to 27.0 cm×11.0 cm.The length of vascular pedicle ranged of 7.0-13.0 cm,with an average of 11.5 cm.The donor sites were directly sutured.All of the patients were followed-up regularly in the outpatient department.Results All the flaps survived and the donor sites were primarily healed.Of these 37 cases,2 trauma patients and 2 patients treated with local radiotherapy had poor wound healing,but still healed after multiple dressing changes.All the patients were followed-up for 3-26 months,with an average of 13 months.The texture,color and elasticity of the flap were similar to the surrounding tissue of the recipient sites,while only a linear scar remained at the donor sites.Ten tumor patients were treated with routine radiotherapy and chemotherapy after the repairation;there was no tumor recurrence during the follow-up period.Conclusion The LBLCFA gives off a relatively large and thick perforator proximal 5.0-7.0 cm of the iliacpatellar line,which locates in the upper lateral side,travels parallel to the vastus lateralis,and give off the skin and muscular perforators.The lateral branch can be used as pedicle to make into perforator flap or chimeric flap,which provides a novel selection of vascular pedicel for anterolateral thigh perforator flap.When the descending branch does not provide a thick and large perforator,the LBLCFA has important practical value and is worth utilizing in the clinic.
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Las arterias que irrigan la cara pulmonar del corazón y la superficie posterior del ventrículo derecho presentan una expresión variable. Se evaluaron 154 corazones frescos de material de autopsia. Las arterias coronarias fueron sometidas a proceso de inyección con resinas sintéticas. Se observó la rama posterolateral derecha (sólo en dominancia derecha) en 24 corazones (15,6 por ciento), de los cuales 20 (83,3 por ciento) se originaron directamente de la arteria coronaria derecha y 4 de la marginal derecha. Ésta estuvo presente en el 40 por ciento de los casos que tenían una rama interventricular posterior corta y en el 5,6 por ciento con presencia de rama larga (p= 0,001). Se observó además, ramas diagonales en 74 corazones (48 por ciento), ramas anterosuperiores en 126 (81,8 por ciento) y ramas laterales en 123 (79,9 por ciento). Las ramas de longitud media fueron las más frecuentes: diagonales (52,3 por ciento); anterosuperiores (62,7 por ciento) y laterales (47,1 por ciento). El calibre de las ramas diagonales fue de 2,01 mm (DE 0,59). De las ramas diagonales, las que presentaron menor calibre correspondieron a los especímenes con dominancia izquierda 1,88 mm DS 0,52), sin ser significativo (P 0,608), mientras que las ramas laterales de mayor calibre correspondieron a corazones con dominancia izquierda (p=0,022). De las ramas diagonales se observaron puentes miocárdicos en 11 muestras (14,9 por ciento); 6 (4,8 por ciento) en las ramas anterosuperiores y 2 (8,3 por ciento) en los corazones que presentaban ramas posterolaterales derechas. Las ramas laterales no presentaron puentes miocárdicos. Se observó presencia de la rama posterolateral derecha en un sexto de los individuos con dominancia derecha y las ramas diagonales presentaron, en su mayoría, un curso epicárdico que finalizó en el tercio medio de la cara obtusa del corazón.
The arteries that irrigate the lung face of the heart and the posterior surface of the right ventricle present a variable expression. 154 fresh hearts were evaluated obtained as autopsy material. The coronary arteries were subjected to injection process with synthetic resins. Right posterolateral branch (right dominance) was observed in 24 hearts (15.6 percent), of which 20 (83.3 percent) originated of the right coronary artery and 4 of the marginal right artery. Within these in 40 percent of the cases were observed in short posterior interventricular branch and 5.6 percent with long branch (p = 0.001). It was observed diagonal branches in 74 hearts (48 percent), anterosuperior branches in 126 (81.8 percent) and lateral branches in 123 (79.9 percent). The branches of middle longitude were the most frequent: diagonals (52.3 percent); anterosuperiors (62.7 percent) and laterals (47.1 percent). The calliper of the diagonal branches was of 2.01 mm (SD 0.59). Of the diagonal branches, those that presented smaller calliper corresponded to the specimens with left dominance (1.88 mm SD 0.52), without significance (P 0.608), while the lateral branches of more calliper corresponded to hearts with left dominance (p=0.022). It was also observed myocardial bridges in 11 diagonal branches (14.9 percent); in 6 anterosuperior branches (4.8 percent) and in 2 right posterolateral branches (8.3 percent). The lateral branches do not presented myocardial bridges. Prevalence of the right posterolateral branch was observed in a sixth of the individuals with right dominance, and the majority of diagonal branches presented an epicardic course that concluded in the middle third of the obtuse face of the heart.
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Humans , Male , Adolescent , Adult , Female , Middle Aged , Coronary Circulation , Coronary Vessels/anatomy & histology , Cadaver , Colombia , Heart Ventricles/anatomy & histologyABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effects of rehabilitation and exercise training on endothelial func- tion and collateral circulation in patients with coronary heart disease(CHD)who underwent PCI.Methods Sixty- three cases were divided into three groups:group A undertook rehabilitation protocol with three stages,group B with additional extracorporeal counterpulsation in addition to the intervention of group A,group C acted as control.The Bruce submaximal treadmill,coronary angiography and Doppler were conducted for evaluation of the functional per- formance,lateral branching and endothelium function.Results(1)The value of RPP and RPE of groups A and B were significantly higher than those of the control group as quantified by exercise test alter the third stage of rehabilita- tion(P