Study name

Number of

Cases

Types of flap

Results

Longo, et al. [27]

13 case

All are sensate ALT Flaps.

With different size of Resection

Hot/cold and pain perception, as well as 2-point discrimination were observed to be fully restored in innervated flaps reconstruction.

Yu, et al. [28]

13 flaps

Eight sensate ALT flaps

Five non-sensate ALTF

Sensate versus non-sensate:

Two-point discrimination (5/8 vs. 0/5). Pain perception (8/8 vs. 0/5). temperature differentiation (5/6 vs. 0/5)

Yu, et al. [12]

21 flaps

11 sensate ALT flaps

10 non-sensate ALT flaps

Innervated flaps were superior

in two-point discrimination 9/

11 versus 0/10 (mean

2.6 ± 0.9 mm). perception (11/11 vs. 0/10), and temperature

Differentiation (11/11 vs. 1/10).