Agnihotri Ishan, Nayak Bibhuti Bhusan, Lakhotia Puja, Patnaik Aashish, Mohanty Rasmi Ranjan
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, S.C.B. Medical College, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Department of ENT, SUM Ultimate Medicare, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
Indian J Plast Surg. 2024 May 30;57(3):192-200. doi: 10.1055/s-0044-1786989. eCollection 2024 Jun.
The flexor hallucis longus (FHL) muscle is crucial in fine motor control of the great toe but the muscle is often sacrificed in free fibula flap (FFF) reconstruction. The aim of this study was to compare great toe movement between complete and partial FHL resection during FFF harvest to see if FHL can be left behind (without undergoing fibrosis) in situ when bulk is not required at the recipient site. A prospective, cross-sectional, observational study was performed including patients undergoing FFF harvest over a 2-year period. Movement of great toe interphalangeal joint was recorded of operated and unoperated legs in patients undergoing partial and complete FHL harvest and data analyzed. There was a statistically significant ( < 0.05) difference between the two groups of patients. FHL can be safely left in situ in patients not requiring bulk at the recipient site as blood supply, nerve supply, and muscle function are not compromised in partial FHL harvest. Further image-based and dye-based studies are warranted.
拇长屈肌(FHL)在拇趾的精细运动控制中至关重要,但在游离腓骨瓣(FFF)重建中该肌肉常被牺牲。本研究的目的是比较在采集FFF期间完全切除和部分切除FHL后拇趾的运动情况,以确定在受区不需要大量组织时,FHL是否可以原位保留(不发生纤维化)。 进行了一项前瞻性、横断面观察性研究,纳入了在2年期间接受FFF采集的患者。记录了接受部分和完全FHL采集的患者手术侧和未手术侧拇趾指间关节的运动情况,并对数据进行了分析。 两组患者之间存在统计学上的显著差异( < 0.05)。 在受区不需要大量组织的患者中,FHL可以安全地原位保留,因为部分切除FHL时血供、神经供应和肌肉功能不会受到损害。有必要进行进一步基于图像和染料的研究。