Preoperative Evaluation of V-Y Flap Design Based on Computer-Aided Analysis. (11th January 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Yang, Zong-Lin; Peng, Yu-Hui; Yang, Cheng; Cheng, Bo; Ji, Ming-Kai; Zhao, Yan
• Other Names: Rychtar Jan Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Computational and mathematical methods in medicine. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-01-11
• Subjects: Medicine -- Computer simulation -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Mathematical models -- Periodicals; 610.11
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/8723571
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1748-670X

Abstract

Abstract : V-Y flap is widely used in plastic surgery as an important technique for reconstructing deformities and improving appearance. In this paper, a geometrical parameter model and finite element analysis were used to study the rationale of the proposed V-Y flap design and the preoperative evaluation of the V-Y flap design. First, a geometric parameter model of the V-Y flap was established to analyze the five key geometric relationships affecting the flap structure and obtain a reasonable plan for the V-Y flap design through the crossing constraint relationship. Second, in order to verify the effectiveness of the V-Y flap design, the suture and release states of the V-Y flap during surgery were evaluated based on a simulation model of the V-Y flap generated by finite element analysis software. The results revealed that the approach proposed in this paper provides a feasible method for clinical V-Y flap design.