Free Flap Transfer to Preserve Main Arterial Flow in Early Reconstruction of Open Fracture in the Lower Extremity

Table 1

Patients summary.

Number	Age	Sex	Fracture site	Free flap	Recipient artery	Anastomotic type	Complications	Result	Comments
1	51	M	Distal	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
2	53	M	Distal	ALT	Posterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
3	31	M	Middle	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
4	21	M	Distal	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
5	18	M	Proximal	ALT	Medial inferior genicular a.	End-to-end		Successful
6	34	F	Middle	ALT	Posterior tibial a.	End-to-side	Congestion	Reexploration	Survival
7	25	M	Middle	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	End-to-side		Successful
8	58	F	Middle	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
9	50	M	Middle	LD	Posterior tibial a.	End-to-side		Successful
10	22	M	Distal	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
11	19	M	Distal	ALT	Posterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
12	33	M	Middle	LD	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
13	24	M	Middle	LD	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
14	32	M	Distal	ALT	Posterior tibial a.	End-to-side		Successful
15	30	M	Proximal	LD	Popliteal a.	End-to-side	Deep infection	Debridement	Survival
16	22	M	Distal	ALT	Posterior tibial a.	Flow-through	Congestion	Reexploration	Survival
17	21	M	Middle	ALT	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful
18	30	F	Middle	LD	Anterior tibial a.	Flow-through		Successful

ALT: anterolateral thigh flap, LD: latissimus dorsi musculocutaneous flap.