Table 2.
Technical details of the flaps. * In all flaps with a visible refill under the minute, the time was considered as one minute.
| Case Number | Flap Size (cm2) | Length of Arterialized Vein (cm) |
Number of Draining Veins |
Structures Included Other Than Skin |
Harvesting Time (min) |
Time to Visible Refill (min) * |
% Survival | Early Complications | Donor Site Closure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 105 | 5 | 1 | Palmaris longus Flexor carpi radialis |
102 | 4 | 100% | acute ischemia: switch arter. vein | Partial Skin graft |
| 2 | 77 | 3 | 2 | Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm | 60 | 7 | 100% | Direct | |
| 3 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Palmaris longus | 10 | 1 | 100% | Direct | |
| 4 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 40 | 4 | 100% | venous congestion: a-v shunt ligated | Direct | |
| 5 | 50 | 2 | 2 | Medial cutaneous nerve of the forearm | 40 | 10 | 100% | Direct | |
| 6 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 100% | intra-operative a-v shunt: immediate ligation |
Direct | |
| 7 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | Peroneal nerve branch from the foot | 5 | 1 | 100% | Direct | |
| 8 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 9 | 110 | 3 | 2 | 84 | 1 | 100% | Skin graft | ||
| 10 | 55 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 11 | 12 | 1.5 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 100% | draining vein thrombosis: new anastomosis | Direct | |
| 12 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 13 | 100 | 3 | 1 | Palmaris longus | 90 | 9 | 100% | Skin graft | |
| 14 | 28 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 30 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm | 8 | 12 | 100% | Direct | |
| 16 | 18 | 2 | 1 | Palmaris longus | 15 | 1 | 100% | Direct | |
| 17 | 40 | 3 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 100% | blocking valve: excision and new arterial anastomosis | Direct | |
| 19 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 20 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 21 | 136 | 3 | 2 | 105 | 25 | 85% | Skin graft | ||
| 22 | 70 | 4 | 2 | 63 | 12 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 23 | 55 | 3 | 1 | Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm | 45 | 5 | 100% | Direct | |
| 24 | 11 | 2 | 1 | Extensor longus for the 4th toe | 9 | 1 | 100% | Direct | |
| 25 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 28 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0% | venous congestion: draining vein new anastomosis | Direct | |
| 29 | 80 | 3 | 2 | 76 | 60 | 100% | Direct | ||
| 30 | 15 | 2 | 1 | Palmaris longus | 12 | 1 | 0% | venous congestion: draining vein new anastomosis | Direct |
| 31 | 28 | 3 | 1 | Lateral cutaneous nerve of the forearm | 21 | 1 | 95% | Direct | |
| average | 40 | 2.5 | 32 | 7.5 | 92% |