Skin Perforator Mapping Method for Anterolateral Thigh Flap using Indocyanine Green Angiography

Anterolateral thigh flap is one of the most popular flaps among microsurgeons. This flap was born in 19841), however it is still being refined to date 2, 3). In developing the flap, skin perforator mapping plays an important role in improving the reliability of operations. Nowadays, several methods of detecting perforators are reported. Among these, CT angiography, Sound Doppler and Color Doppler are the standard used to locate perforators.

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