Two sequential free flaps for coverage of a total knee implant

Archives of Plastic Surgery

Bien-Keem Tan¹  Hui Chai Fong¹  Siew Weng Ng² 

[1] Department of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore;Sweng Plastic Aesthetic and Reconstructive and Surgery, Singapore, Singapore;

关键词: knee prosthesis;    free tissue flaps;    infection;    knee salvage;    latissimus dorsi flap;   

DOI  :  10.5999/aps.2017.00899

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Knee revision arthroplasty following peri-prosthetic joint infections is a formidable challenge. Patients are at a high risk of recurrent infection, and the soft tissue over the revised implant is often of questionable quality. Flap reconstruction has improved the salvage rates of infected arthroplasties, and should be considered in all cases of revision arthroplasty. We present a challenging case requiring staged reconstruction with two free latissimus dorsi flaps after the initial use of a medial gastrocnemius flap.

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