Use of the Pedicled Tensor Fascia Lata Myocutaneous Flap in the Salvage of Upper Extremity High-Voltage Electrical Injuries

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 670-673 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Fankhauser ◽  
Aaron Klomp ◽  
Anthony Smith ◽  
Alanna Rececca ◽  
William Casey
Keyword(s):  
Upper Extremity ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata ◽  
Electrical Injuries

Transverse Tensor Fascia Lata Myocutaneous Flap for Microvascular Breast Reconstruction

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 438-441
Author(s):  
Kamakshi R. Zeidler ◽  
Ji H. Son ◽  
Joseph N. Carey ◽  
Andrew J. Watt ◽  
Oscar H. Ho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Reconstruction ◽  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata

857 Reconstruction of the Pediatric Upper Extremity Following High Voltage Electrical Burn Injury

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S266-S267
Author(s):  
Matthew A Depamphilis ◽  
Ryan Cauley ◽  
Farzin Sadeq ◽  
Robert Sheridan ◽  
Daniel N Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
Upper Extremity ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Burn Injury ◽  
Multidisciplinary Treatment ◽  
Small Surface ◽  
Term Function ◽  
Electrical Burns ◽  
Electrical Injuries

Abstract Introduction High voltage electrical burns are often associated with significant morbidity, posing great acute and delayed reconstructive challenges for plastic surgeons. As survival from these injuries increases, attention has been focused on improving quality of life post burn injury through restoration of sensory and motor function. However, due to the complexity of the upper extremity and its small surface area in pediatric patients, its reconstruction can be a very complex endeavor. Especially in pediatric patients that are still growing, ensuing great risk for upper extremity contracture and deformity. Methods A retrospective chart review was conducted on patients aged 0–18 years admitted to our institution with a high voltage electrical burn involving the upper extremity. The timeframe under study was 13 years from January 1st 2005 to December 1st 2018. This project was undertaken at our institution as an exempt project under 45 CFR 46.101 and, as such, it was not formally supervised by an Institutional Review Board. Results Out of the 68 electrical burns treated at our pediatric burn center, 58 involved the upper extremity. This further divides into 37 patients with high voltage and 31 patients with low voltage upper extremity electric burns. Of the 37 high voltage upper extremity patients, 35 underwent acute surgical management and 18 had delayed surgical reconstruction for the upper extremity. Conclusions The reconstructive techniques employed at our institution following severe electrical injuries typically follow a reconstructive ladder. The majority of chronic contractures in our series were successfully treated with either minimally invasive techniques such as laser and steroid infiltration, local tissue flaps, or release and skin grafting. Applicability of Research to Practice Multidisciplinary treatment of severe electrical injuries to the upper extremity is vital to optimizing a patient’s long-term function. Given the significant depth of injury in cases of electrical burns to the upper extremity the risk of developing contractures is relatively high. The expeditious treatment of secondary contractures is important to maximize a patient’s long-term function. The general treatment of contractures of the upper extremity should be based on the location and severity of the contracture, with considerations made for the patient’s reconstructive goals.

Vascular Pedicle of the Tensor Fascia Lata Myocutaneous Flap

1981 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-116
Author(s):  
Enrique Armenta ◽  
Joseph Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Vascular Pedicle ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata

Is Immediate Decompression of High Voltage Electrical Injuries to the Upper Extremity Always Necessary?

1996 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 584-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Mann ◽  
Nicole Gibran ◽  
Loren Engrav ◽  
David Heimbach
Keyword(s):  
Upper Extremity ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Electrical Injuries

Radical vulvectomy with use of tensor fascia lata myocutaneous flap

1983 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weldon Chafe ◽  
Wesley C. Fowler ◽  
Leslie A. Walton ◽  
John L. Currie
Keyword(s):  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata ◽  
Radical Vulvectomy

Vascular pedicle of the tensor fascia lata myocutaneous flap

1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 993
Author(s):  
Kenneth R. Tucker ◽  
E. Armenta ◽  
J. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Vascular Pedicle ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata

Vascular Pedicle of the Tensor Fascia Lata Myocutaneous Flap

1981 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 112-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrique Armenta ◽  
Joseph Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Myocutaneous Flap ◽  
Fascia Lata ◽  
Vascular Pedicle ◽  
Tensor Fascia Lata
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