Thoracodorsal Artery Perforator Flap Versus Conventional Free Flaps

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Trauma

Treatments: Procedure: latissimus dorsi flap; Procedure: thoracodorsal artery perforator flap

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03658603

TAPF

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the thoracodorsal artery perforator flap versus other conventional free flaps for reconstruction of soft tissue defects.

Full description

The field of plastic surgery, unlike most other surgical specialties, has no anatomic or functional area to which it can lay claim; the plastic surgeon practices methods and techniques applicable to all specialties and anatomic areas.

Reconstructive surgery is the process of restoring the human body to "whole" following tumor extirpation, infection, trauma or congenital or acquired deformity - restoring both form and function.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of the thoracodorsal artery perforator flap versus other conventional free flaps for reconstruction of soft tissue defects.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 6 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Soft tissue loss anywhere in the body.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with chronic debilitating diseases e.g. chronic renal failure, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Experimental group

Description:

Thoracodorsal artery perforator flap

Treatment:

Procedure: thoracodorsal artery perforator flap

control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Conventional free flaps

Treatment:

Procedure: latissimus dorsi flap