Ulnar artery perforator flap for the coverage of electric injury defects at wrist

Aim: to determine the reliability of ulnar artery perforator flap for the coverage of electric injury defects at wrist. methods: this descriptive study was conducted at plastic surgery department jinnah hospital,lahore,from october,2013 to august,2015. all male and female patients between 5-65 years of age,having post electric injury wounds or unstable scar exclusively on volar surface of wrist were included in this study. the patients with damaged proximal ulnar artery or having peripheral vascular disease were excluded from the study. results: there were 15(79%) were male and 4(21%) were female with soft tissue defects or unstable scar over the wrist. partial flap necrosis without dehiscence was noted in total of 2 patients out of which 1 was male and 1 was female. partial flap necrosis with dehiscence was seen in only 1 male patient. no such complication was seen in females. there was no case of total flap necrosis in the study. conclusion: ulnar artery perforator flap is a reliable flap for coverage of soft tissue defects over wrist and distal forearm region. ulnar artery perforators are quite consistent in their location.