What Is Safe Limit of the Perforator Flap in Lower Extremity Reconstruction? Do We Have Answers Yet?

Table 1

Sr. no.	Site of defect	Gustillo classification/soft tissue defect	H/o tobacco	Time since trauma (days)	Distal flap extent from perforator—flap length (cm)	Leg length (cm)	Ratio of flap to leg length (%)	Distance from bony landmark (cms)
1	L3rd	III A	Yes	29	9	38	23.68	13
2	L3rd	II	Yes	21	14	39	35.89	11
3	L3rd	II	Yes	16	11	39	28.2	13
4	L3rd	III A	Yes	13	11	38	28.94	13
5	M3rd	II	Yes	33	13	36	36.11	13
6	L3rd	II	Yes	45	9	39	23.07	11
7	L3rd	III A	Yes	16	8	38	21.05	5.5
8	L3rd	III A	Yes	7	13	39	33.33	13
9	L3rd	III A	No	15	14	36	38.88	12
10	L3rd	I	Yes	21	9	36	25	8
11	M3rd	III A	No	30	13	38	34.21	20
12	L3rd	Heel pad defect	No	3	17	40	42.5	5
13	M3rd	II	Yes	14	13	39	33.33	22
14	U3rd	III A	Yes	9	9	38	23.68	24
15	L3rd	III A	Yes	17	14	39	35.89	13
16	M3rd	II	Yes	7	8	38	21.05	20
17	L3rd	Tendoachillis defect	Yes	4	13	39	33.33	5
18	L3rd	Tendoachillis defect	No	15	12	39	30.76	5
19	M3rd	III A	Yes	8	11	39	28.2	18
20	L3rd	II	Yes	12	9	40	22.5	5
21	L3rd	II	No	30	11	38	28.94	8
22	L3rd	II	No	14	7	22	31.81	12
23	M3rd	II	Yes	8	8	39	20.51	7
24	M3rd	II	Yes	10	8	38	21.05	15
25	L3rd	III A	Yes	24	13	38	34.21	11
26	L3rd	II	No	15	10	26	38.46	8
27	L3rd	II	Yes	18	13	40	32.5	13
28	L3rd	III A	Yes	8	6	38	15.78	15
29	L3rd	III A	No	30	17	36	47.22	5
30	M3rd	II	Yes	15	7	38	18.42	24
31	L3rd	II	Yes	27	10	38	26.31	12
32	U3rd	II	Yes	21	8	38	21.05	28
33	M3rd	II	Yes	13	6	38	15.78	13
34	L3rd	II	No	18	10	37	27.02	8
35	M3rd	II	Yes	14	8	38	21.05	11