Elizabeth Ansert, DPM, MBA, MA, is Podiatric Resident, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. John Najjar, MD, is Vascular Surgeon, Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, Massachusetts. Robert J. Snyder, DPM, MBA, MSc, CWSP, is Dean, Podiatric Medical School, Barry University School of Podiatric Medicine, Miami, Florida. Acknowledgment: The authors thank the vascular surgeons involved in data collection. The authors have disclosed no financial relationships related to this article. Submitted October 30, 2022; accepted in revised form January 9, 2023.
Adv Skin Wound Care. 2023 Nov 1;36(11):610-615. doi: 10.1097/ASW.0000000000000057.
Transmetatarsal amputation (TMA) is a commonly used level of amputation that preserves most of the foot's function and independence. However, many TMAs fail, and patients go onto higher amputations. The primary endpoint of this study is to determine if source artery occlusions are correlated with TMA flap failure.
A total of 82 patients with TMAs were retrospectively reviewed for healing rates between 2009 and 2019 at a single center. Forty-five of the patients had an angiogram, which was analyzed for source artery and overall TMA failure. Of the initial 82 patients, a cohort of 12 had documentation of specific flap failure and an angiogram performed. This cohort of 12 patients was used for correlation of flap failure with source artery occlusion.
Overall, the TMA healing rate was 45.28%. No correlation was noted between a specific source artery occlusion and overall TMA failure. However, a moderate positive correlation was seen with dorsalis pedis artery and peroneal artery occlusions and dorsal flap failure. No correlation was seen with the posterior tibial artery and plantar flap failure. A moderate negative correlation was seen with peroneal artery occlusion and plantar flap failure.
The authors concluded that retrograde flow through the angiosome principle is what allowed for successful outcomes in TMAs. Physicians are urged to carefully plan, dissect, and preserve these vessels to help prevent TMA flap failure, especially in patients with vascular risk or disease.
跖骨间截肢(TMA)是一种常用的截肢水平,可保留脚部的大部分功能和独立性。然而,许多 TMA 会失败,患者需要进行更高水平的截肢。本研究的主要终点是确定源动脉阻塞是否与 TMA 皮瓣失败相关。
回顾性分析了 2009 年至 2019 年在一家单中心接受 TMA 的 82 例患者的愈合率。其中 45 例患者接受了血管造影检查,分析了源动脉和 TMA 整体失败的情况。在最初的 82 例患者中,有 12 例患者的特定皮瓣失败和血管造影检查有记录。该 12 例患者队列用于皮瓣失败与源动脉阻塞的相关性分析。
总体而言,TMA 的愈合率为 45.28%。未观察到特定源动脉阻塞与 TMA 整体失败之间存在相关性。然而,在背侧皮瓣失败方面,足背动脉和腓动脉阻塞与皮瓣失败呈中度正相关。在足底皮瓣失败方面,与胫后动脉无相关性。在腓动脉阻塞与足底皮瓣失败方面,存在中度负相关。
作者得出结论,逆行血流通过血管生成体原则是 TMA 获得成功的原因。医生被敦促仔细计划、解剖和保护这些血管,以帮助预防 TMA 皮瓣失败,尤其是在有血管风险或疾病的患者中。