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Table 5 Fasciocutaneous

From: A comparison of healing and complication rates between common flaps utilized in total knee arthroplasty: a review of the literature

Author

Flap type

Healing rate

Complications

Mean f/u (months)

Minimum f/u (months)

Maximum f/u (months)

Adam et al.

Saphenous fasciocutaneous (n = 5)

Fasciocutaneous posterior calf (n = 3)

100%

None

64.8

12

120

Menderes et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 7)

100%

Revision (n = 3)

20

1

61

Misra et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 15)

100%

Wound dehiscence (n = 1)

13

3

24

Nahabedian et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 5)

80%

Nonhealing (n = 1)

81.6

48

120

Papaioannou et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 16)

94

Partial flap loss (n = 1)

28

6

60

Siim et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 10)

60%

Infection (n = 1)

Partial vascularization (n = 1)

Partial necrosis (n = 2)

57.6

12

156

Suda et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 1)

0%

Above-knee amputation (n = 1)

37

13

61

Vaienti et al.

Island sural neurocutaneous flap (n = 15)

100%

Hematoma (n = 2)

Aseptic fistula (n = 1)

18

–

–

Young et al.

Fasciocutaneous (n = 1)

0%

Above-knee amputation (n = 1)

33

5

96