Back reconstruction patients may have open wounds, unstable scars, exposed hardware, or tissue necrosis.
Complex posterior trunk defects challenge reconstructive surgeons with various repair techniques documented in plastic surgery literature.
Reconstructive techniques have advanced due to improved anatomical understanding and vascular territory recognition.
Traditional wound closure methods for trunk reconstruction are discouraged due to high failure rates from tension.
The use of muscle, perforator flaps, and free tissue transfers has transformed complex wound reconstruction outcomes significantly.
The ideal wound closure technique should be simple, safe, easy, and provide durable, vascularized tissue coverage.
Back reconstruction aims to alleviate chronic back pain in spinal instability, herniated discs, or degeneration, with many patients experiencing pain relief after surgery addressing nerve compression or deformities.
Patients with spinal stenosis or herniated discs often see improved neurological symptoms like numbness and weakness, when reconstruction relieves spinal cord or nerve compression.
Reconstructive surgery enhances mobility and function in patients with spinal deformities or trauma, walking, and engagement in physical exercises.
Equipment required:
Surgical Instruments
Intraoperative Imaging
Power Tools and Equipment
Implants and Instrumentation
Anesthesia and Monitoring Equipment
Patient Preparation:
Optimize blood glucose in diabetics to improve wound healing and reduce infections.
Inform the patient about surgery risks, benefits, recovery, pain management, restrictions, and physical therapy.
Ensure understanding before obtaining written informed consent.
Patient Positioning:
Proper table positioning ensures optimal surgical access and minimizes pressure on vulnerable nerves and blood vessels.
The surgical area is cleaned and draped, with antibiotics given to minimize infection risk.
 Figure. Back Reconstruction
Spinal Fusion Techniques:
The surgeon removes damaged discs, accesses the spine from the back, and fuses vertebrae with grafts.
Minimally Invasive Techniques:
It involves technique using fluoroscopy or CT to guide screws through incisions.
Spinal Tumor Resection:
In cases where complete resection is not possible, the tumor is debulked to reduce size and alleviate symptoms.
Soft Tissue Reconstruction:
Muscle or tissue is transferred from one body part to repair defects after surgery.
Skin graft:
Skin grafts repair superficial wounds and burns but are unpredictable in irradiated tissue. Their long-term effectiveness is uncertain due to shearing and pressure forces.
Skin flaps:
Flaps can treat small back defects and sacral pressure ulcers. A random pattern flap based on the subdermal plexus was used for reconstruction with two rhomboid flaps.
Muscle and myocutaneous flaps:
Muscle and myocutaneous flaps provide enhanced blood supply, superior infection resistance, and promote wound healing through vascularized tissue, dead space obliteration, and potentially improved leukocyte function.
Fasciocutaneous flaps:
Bilateral paralumbar fasciocutaneous flaps supplied by circumflex scapular artery provided stable coverage for large myelomeningocele defects effectively.
Back reconstruction patients may have open wounds, unstable scars, exposed hardware, or tissue necrosis.
Complex posterior trunk defects challenge reconstructive surgeons with various repair techniques documented in plastic surgery literature.
Reconstructive techniques have advanced due to improved anatomical understanding and vascular territory recognition.
Traditional wound closure methods for trunk reconstruction are discouraged due to high failure rates from tension.
The use of muscle, perforator flaps, and free tissue transfers has transformed complex wound reconstruction outcomes significantly.
The ideal wound closure technique should be simple, safe, easy, and provide durable, vascularized tissue coverage.
Back reconstruction aims to alleviate chronic back pain in spinal instability, herniated discs, or degeneration, with many patients experiencing pain relief after surgery addressing nerve compression or deformities.
Patients with spinal stenosis or herniated discs often see improved neurological symptoms like numbness and weakness, when reconstruction relieves spinal cord or nerve compression.
Reconstructive surgery enhances mobility and function in patients with spinal deformities or trauma, walking, and engagement in physical exercises.
Equipment required:
Surgical Instruments
Intraoperative Imaging
Power Tools and Equipment
Implants and Instrumentation
Anesthesia and Monitoring Equipment
Patient Preparation:
Optimize blood glucose in diabetics to improve wound healing and reduce infections.
Inform the patient about surgery risks, benefits, recovery, pain management, restrictions, and physical therapy.
Ensure understanding before obtaining written informed consent.
Patient Positioning:
Proper table positioning ensures optimal surgical access and minimizes pressure on vulnerable nerves and blood vessels.
The surgical area is cleaned and draped, with antibiotics given to minimize infection risk.
 Figure. Back Reconstruction
Spinal Fusion Techniques:
The surgeon removes damaged discs, accesses the spine from the back, and fuses vertebrae with grafts.
Minimally Invasive Techniques:
It involves technique using fluoroscopy or CT to guide screws through incisions.
Spinal Tumor Resection:
In cases where complete resection is not possible, the tumor is debulked to reduce size and alleviate symptoms.
Soft Tissue Reconstruction:
Muscle or tissue is transferred from one body part to repair defects after surgery.
Skin graft:
Skin grafts repair superficial wounds and burns but are unpredictable in irradiated tissue. Their long-term effectiveness is uncertain due to shearing and pressure forces.
Skin flaps:
Flaps can treat small back defects and sacral pressure ulcers. A random pattern flap based on the subdermal plexus was used for reconstruction with two rhomboid flaps.
Muscle and myocutaneous flaps:
Muscle and myocutaneous flaps provide enhanced blood supply, superior infection resistance, and promote wound healing through vascularized tissue, dead space obliteration, and potentially improved leukocyte function.
Fasciocutaneous flaps:
Bilateral paralumbar fasciocutaneous flaps supplied by circumflex scapular artery provided stable coverage for large myelomeningocele defects effectively.
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