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New Indian Journal of Surgery

Volume  9, Issue 2, March - April 2018, Pages 178-183
 

Original Article

Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator Flap: A Reliable Method for Sacral Sores

Vikas Kakkara, Gurlal Singh Purab, Harpreet Singhc, Balcharan Singh Bajwad, Shiprae, Gursimaranjit Singhf

aAssociate Professor bAssistant Professor c,d,e,fResident, Department of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Amritsar, Punjab 143501, India.

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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.9218.12

Abstract

Background: Despite advances in reconstruction techniques, the treatment of sacral sores remains challenging to plastic surgeons. Perforator-based fasciocutaneous flaps for reconstructing pressure sores can achieve good functional results.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 12 patients who underwent SGAP flap reconstruction at
SGRDIMSAR over a 1-year period.

Results: There were 8 men and 4 women in the study. All reconstructed flaps survived completely with no mortality or major donor site complications. Three patients had a minor infection and wound dehiscence that healed spontaneously.

Conclusions: These observations suggest that the SGAP flap is a relatively easy flap to raise, with good reliability and minimal complications, and is therefore highly recommended for the reconstruction of the sacral pressure.

 


Keywords : Perforator; Fasciocutaneous; SGAP (Superior Gluteal Artery Perforator)
Corresponding Author : Vikas Kakkar, Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab 143501, India.