Retrospective Study of 20 Patients that has Treated with Pedicled Groin Flap in Reconstruction in Hand Injuries

Abstract

Pedicled groin flap has long been playing an important role in reconstructive hand surgery. This flap is a reliable method for closing the defects of the soft tissue loss of the hand and is used in many clinical conditions. This study aims to evaluate the epidemiology and geographic aspects of the patients that required the treatment with pedicled groin flap and to assess the outcomes achieved by the Children’s Surgical Centre to help guide the future practice. We studied of 20 patient that has treated with pedicled groin flap reconstruction of the hand injuries between 2009 and 2019 at the Children’s Surgical Centre, Kien Klerng, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. In this study pedicled groin flap was used in 20 patients aged between 7 to 56 years, with a mean of 31 years or 40 % of all patients. The sex ratio M/F was 1.5 which was 12 male patients (60 %) and 08 female patients (40 %). The main cause of patient hand defects was from contracture related to burn sequelae which is 70 %.