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Date Published: 10/12/2025
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DOI: 10.56535/jmpm.v50si4.1563
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Vol. 50 No. si4 (2025): JOURNAL OF MILITARY PHARMACO-MEDICINE - SPECIAL ISSUE 12/2025
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Special issue celebrating the 75th anniversary of Military Hospital 103
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Vu, H. T., Le, A. T., Tran, H. D., & Vo, H. T. (2025). VENOUS FLAPS: A NOVEL RECONSTRUCTIVE OPTION FOR SOFT TISSUE DEFECTS OF THE LIMBS. Journal of Military Pharmaco-medicine, 50(si4), 575-583. https://doi.org/10.56535/jmpm.v50si4.1563

VENOUS FLAPS: A NOVEL RECONSTRUCTIVE OPTION FOR SOFT TISSUE DEFECTS OF THE LIMBS

Huu Trung Vu1, , Anh Tu Le1, Hoang Dat Tran1, Hieu Thuan Vo2
1 Khoa Chấn thương chung và Vi phẫu, Bệnh viện Quân y 103, Học viện Quân y
2 Học viện Quân y

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the outcomes of free venous flap for coverage of soft tissue defects (STDs) of the limbs. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional descriptive, and longitudinal study was conducted on 11 patients with limb STDs who underwent free venous flap reconstruction at Military Hospital 103 from July 2024 to July 2025. Data, including patient characteristics, flap survival, coverage effectiveness, flap size, and short- and long-term outcomes, were collected Results: Complete flap survival with primary healing was achieved in 10/11 cases (90.9%), while 1/11 (9.1%) experienced partial necrosis but still ensured effective coverage, and donor sites healed primarily in all cases (100%). At long-term follow-up, all 6 surviving flaps (100%) were soft, without ulceration, infection, or fistula. Conclusion: Free venous flap is a novel and effective reconstructive material for coverage of small- to medium-sized soft tissue defects of the limbs.

Keywords

Soft tissue defect, Venous flap, Free venous flap, Arterialized venous flap, Veno-venous flap

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