Clinical application of thoraco-umbilicus flaps in repairing degloving injury in foot
CHEN Mu-hu
CHEN Hong-sheng
WANG Liang
Abstract：Objective To discuss the clinical effect of thoraco-umbilicus flaps in repairing degloving injury in foot.Methods A total of 31 patients,including 18 males and 13 females,were treated by thoraco-umbilicus flaps.The patients aged from 15-50 years,with an average of 35 years.The wound area ranged from 16cm ×6cm to 28cm ×12cm.Results All thoraco-umbilicus flaps were survived.Flaps were fat and clumsy in 3 cases which required re-operation.The appearance and functions of flaps in other cases were satisfactory .Conclusion Thora-co-umbilicus flap is nourished by the inferior epigastric artery ,which is highly vascularized ,with a constant vascular anatomy and a long vascular pedicle .Moreover,the dissection of the thoraco-umbilicus flap is easy,and can obtain a large area of flaps .The thoraco-umbilicus flap is suitable for the repair of degloving injury in foot ,especially for pa-tients with foot skin defect .
Keywords：thoraco-umbilicus flapfootsoft tissue defect
Publication Date：2013-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 419-421 )