Background: The objective of this study was to provide anatomical information for the repair of small tissue defects in the hands and forearms with ulnar artery pedicle cutaneous branches-chain perforator flaps.
Methods: Twelve ulnar artery pedicle cutaneous branches-chain perforator flaps taken from human cadavers were studied using three methods: latex perfusion for microanatomy analysis, denture material and vinyl chloride mixed packing for cast analysis, and polyvinyl alcohol and bismuth oxide perfusion for molybdenum target x-ray arteriography. Statistical analysis was performed on cutaneous perforators with a diameter of 0.2 mm or greater. Cluster analysis was conducted to determine the overall distribution of perforators.
Results: There are two main clusters of perforators at a relative distance of 22.34 percent and 58.73 percent along the pisiform bone to the medial epicondyle. Two thick cutaneous perforators extend through the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle gap, which are located 4.57 ± 0.59 cm proximal to the pisiform bone and 7.73 ± 1.14 cm distal to the medial epicondyle, with diameters of 0.63 ± 0.09 and 0.75 ± 0.15 mm and pedicle lengths of 1.49 ± 0.34 and 1.46 ± 0.54 cm. At the two main clusters of perforator-intensive sites, vessel chains formed by adjacent perforators were parallel to the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris muscle gap.
Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the ulnar artery has two main clusters of perforators in the proximal one-third and distal one-fourth of the forearm, which can be used for ulnar artery pedicle cutaneous branches-chain perforator flaps to repair hand and forearm parenchymal defects.
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