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J Reconstr Microsurg 1994; 10(1): 7-9
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1006564
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© 1994 by Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc.

Sensory Reinnervation of Muscle Free Flaps for Foot Reconstruction

Jay A. Goldberg, Philip Trabulsy, William C. Lineaweaver, Harry J. Buncke
  • Division of Microsurgical Replantation-Transplantation, Davies Medical Center, San Francisco, California
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Accepted for publication 1993

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08 March 2008 (online)

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ABSTRACT

A retrospective study was performed to measure sensibility in sensory-to-motor innervated micro-vascular muscle transplants to the foot. Seven transplants were on the weight-bearing surface of the foot. Five of seven flaps had light-touch sensation. Mean vibrometer readings of the innervated transplants were 15.7 (range: 5 to 40) vs. 5.3 (range 2 to 9) on the contralateral foot. Semmes-Weinstein scores of the innervated flaps were 3.84 (one), 4.74 (one), 5.46 (two), and 6.45 (three) vs. 3.22 (one), 3.84 (one), 4.08 (one), and 4.17 (four) on the contralateral foot. This study documents that sensory-to-motor innervated free muscle flaps may regain measurable sensibility.