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등록일 : 2025.08.12
2024 Apr 10;52(1):41-45. doi: 10.1055/a-2267-4205. eCollection 2025 Jan.

"Pure Fat Flap"-Perforator-based Adiposal Layer Only Flap for Lateral Ankle Reconstruction

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Lateral ankle soft tissue defects pose challenges, especially in cases due to chronic pressure from cross-legged sitting, which usually present with a large dead space, small skin opening that often accompanies an open joint. Traditional reconstruction methods using fasciocutaneous flaps may result in donor site morbidity such as delayed wound healing or nerve injury. In this article, we present a case of diabetes-related lateral ankle defect successfully treated using adiposal layer only flap, also known as pure fat flap. The anatomy and the surgical technique of adiposal layer only flap were reviewed. These flaps preserve the subdermal plexus and deep fascia while obliterating dead space and providing a gliding surface for proper ankle movement. A perforator-based adiposal layer only flap was elevated from the peroneal artery and used to cover the defect. Flap perfusion was confirmed using indocyanine green video angiography and color duplex ultrasound. Patient had a successful recovery with minimal donor site morbidity. The technique expands the reconstructive microsurgeon's options for complex ankle coverage, ensuring optimal wound healing and functional outcomes.

Keywords: ankle; perforator flap; wound healing.

 

 

 

2025 Sep;41(7):595-605.
 doi: 10.1055/a-2460-4940. Epub 2024 Nov 4.

Further Validating the Robotic Microsurgery Platform through Preclinical Studies on Rat Femoral Artery and Vein

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This research aims to validate the proficiency and accuracy of the robotic microsurgery platform using rat femoral vessel model.A total of 256 rat femoral vessels were performed, half using robotic and the other by manual microanastomosis by eight microsurgeons with less than 5 years of experience given eight trials (rats) each. Vessel demographics, proficiency (duration of suture and Structured Assessment of Robotic Microsurgical Skills [SARMS]), and accuracy (patency and scanning electron microscopic [SEM]) were analyzed between the two groups.Using the robot, an average of four trials was needed to reach a plateau in total anastomosis time and patency. Significant more time was required for each vessel anastomosis (34.33 vs. 21.63 minutes on the eighth trial, p < 0.001) one factor being a higher number of sutures compared with the handsewn group (artery: 7.86 ± 0.51 vs. 5.86 ± 0.67, p = 0.035, vein: 12.63 ± 0.49 vs. 9.57 ± 0.99, p = 0.055). The SARMS scores became nonsignificant between the two groups on the fourth trial. The SEM showed a higher tendency of unevenly spaced sutures, infolding, and tears in the vessel wall for the handsewn group.Using the robot, similar patency, accuracy, and proficiency can be reached through a fast but steep learning process within four trials (anastomosis of eight vessels) as the handsewn group. The robotic anastomosis may take longer time, but this is due to the increased number of sutures reflecting higher precision and accuracy. Further insight of precision and accuracy was found through the SEM demonstrating the possibility of the robot to prevent unexpected and unwanted complications.

 

 

2025 Jan 30;52(2):96-103.
 doi: 10.1055/a-2513-4313. eCollection 2025 Mar.

A Proposed Role for Lymphatic Supermicrosurgery in the Management of Alzheimer's Disease: A Primer for Reconstructive Microsurgeons

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The relatively recent discovery of a novel lymphatic system within the brain meninges has spurred interest in how waste products generated by neurons and glial cells-including proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology such as amyloid beta (Aβ) and tau-are disposed of. Evidence is building that suggests disease progression in AD and other cognitive impairments could be explained by dysfunction in the brain's lymphatic system or obstruction of drainage. An interesting implication of this hypothesis is that, by relieving the obstruction of flow, lymphatic reconstruction along the drainage pathway could serve as a potential novel treatment. Should this concept prove true, it could represent a surgical solution to a problem for which only medical solutions have thus far been considered. This study is meant to serve as a primer for reconstructive microsurgeons, introducing the topic and current hypotheses about the potential role of lymphatic drainage in AD. A preview of current research evaluating the feasibility of lymphatic reconstruction as a surgical approach to improving Aβ clearance is provided, with the aim of inspiring others to design robust preclinical and clinical investigations into this intriguing hypothesis.

Keywords: Alzheimer's disease; glymphatic system; intramural periarterial drainage; lymphatic reconstruction; lymphovenous anastomosis; meningeal lymphatic system; supermicrosurgery.

 

 

 

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