APPLICATION OF PEDICLE FLAPS FOR WOUND COVERAGE OF LOWER LEG
Journal Title: Journal of IMAB - Annual Proceeding (Scientific Papers) - Year 2013, Vol 19, Issue 1
Abstract
This paper presents 11 clinical cases with soft tissue defect of lower leg and foot. The reconstructive surgery of the wounds involves 14 pedicle flaps: five of which are gastrocnemius; nine are sural flaps. The etiology of the defects is various: 6 of the patients are with deep burns of the lower limbs; 3 with deep frostbite; 2 with different trauma. The patients are aged between 27 and 79. The obtained results and the applied reconstructive methods in the treatment of soft tissue defects of the lower extremities are discussed.
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Yolanda Zayakova
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- EP ID EP93694
- DOI 10.5272/jimab.2013191.382
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