The use of the radial flap for the reconstruction of postoperative defects of the upper extremity during soft tissue sarcomas and skin tumors surgery

Surgery on the upper extremity reconstruction with displaced skin – muscle flaps performed in 38 patients with locally advanced common soft tissue sarcomas and skin tumors of the upper extremity, in 27 cases was used the radial flap. Postoperative complications in the form of necrosis of the flap occurred in 2 patients. All patients after operation note good and satisfactory functional and cosmetic results. Radial flap on a vascular pedicle or free with microsurgical vascular anastomosis is the method of choice for the reconstruction of postoperative defects of the upper extremity.