Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation
Purpose. Elevation of the sural artery flap with the sural nerve is associated with donor-site morbidities, such as postoperative sensory disturbance of the lower extremity. We evaluated the sensory disturbance of the lower extremity after elevation of the sural artery flap. Methods. This study incl...
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| description | Purpose. Elevation of the sural artery flap with the sural nerve is associated with donor-site morbidities, such as postoperative sensory disturbance of the lower extremity. We evaluated the sensory disturbance of the lower extremity after elevation of the sural artery flap. Methods. This study included 7 patients who underwent surgery using the sural artery flap. The sensory disturbances immediately after surgery and at present were evaluated on a 10-point scale. The influences of surgery on activities of daily living and patient satisfaction were also evaluated. Results. The sensory disturbance was 4.48 immediately after surgery and 2.24 presently, and the difference between the timepoints was not statistically significant. The influence of surgery on activities of daily living was 2.30, and the patient satisfaction was 7.90. Conclusion. It may be necessary to consider the sural artery flap, which does not include the sural nerve, to avoid unnecessary complications. When it is unavoidable to use the sural artery flap, including the sural nerve, it is important to thoroughly inform patients beforehand about the postsurgery sensory disturbance in the lower extremities. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-26776b0a75194f6da3c7bfe81430145b2025-02-03T01:28:28ZengWileyAdvances in Orthopedics2090-34642090-34722021-01-01202110.1155/2021/88860638886063Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap ElevationKaoru Tada0Seigo Suganuma1Mika Nakada2Masashi Matsuta3Atsuro Murai4Hiroyuki Tsuchiya5Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, 13-1 Takaramachi, Kanazawa 920-8641, JapanPurpose. Elevation of the sural artery flap with the sural nerve is associated with donor-site morbidities, such as postoperative sensory disturbance of the lower extremity. We evaluated the sensory disturbance of the lower extremity after elevation of the sural artery flap. Methods. This study included 7 patients who underwent surgery using the sural artery flap. The sensory disturbances immediately after surgery and at present were evaluated on a 10-point scale. The influences of surgery on activities of daily living and patient satisfaction were also evaluated. Results. The sensory disturbance was 4.48 immediately after surgery and 2.24 presently, and the difference between the timepoints was not statistically significant. The influence of surgery on activities of daily living was 2.30, and the patient satisfaction was 7.90. Conclusion. It may be necessary to consider the sural artery flap, which does not include the sural nerve, to avoid unnecessary complications. When it is unavoidable to use the sural artery flap, including the sural nerve, it is important to thoroughly inform patients beforehand about the postsurgery sensory disturbance in the lower extremities.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8886063 |
| spellingShingle | Kaoru Tada Seigo Suganuma Mika Nakada Masashi Matsuta Atsuro Murai Hiroyuki Tsuchiya Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation Advances in Orthopedics |
| title | Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation |
| title_full | Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation |
| title_fullStr | Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation |
| title_short | Sensory Disturbance of the Lower Extremity after Sural Artery Flap Elevation |
| title_sort | sensory disturbance of the lower extremity after sural artery flap elevation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8886063 |
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