Lower limb soft tissue reconstruction using free ALT flaps: multimodal parameter analysis to predict the level of spontaneous reinnervation.

William WatfaGianluca SapinoFrancesco TeatiniCarlo M OrangesMario CherubinoDavid GuillerWassim RaffoulPietro G di Summa

Published in: Journal of plastic surgery and hand surgery (2023)

This work establishes for the first time some key quantitative data that can help predict free flap spontaneous reinnervation outcomes when using the same ALT flap. In our series, flaps surface remains the main discriminant value for a better sensory recovery.

Keyphrases

soft tissue
lower limb
breast reconstruction
electronic health record
pain management
high resolution
metabolic syndrome
chronic pain
mass spectrometry
weight loss
artificial intelligence