Extensor digitorum brevis flap on the treatment of lower limb injuries
| Autor: | Walter Hamilton de Castro Targa, Luciano Ruiz Torres, Túlio Diniz Fernandes, Rames Mattar Júnior, Priscilla Messias Paganelli, Renan Pires Negrão dos Santos |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Dehiscence Lower limb medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgical Flaps Orthopedic surgery business.industry Osteomyelitis Forefoot Rehabilitation Wounds and injuries Soft tissue Original Articles medicine.disease Surgery medicine.anatomical_structure Surgical flaps Medicine Extensor digitorum brevis flap Ankle business RD701-811 |
| Zdroj: | Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Vol 22, Iss 2, Pp 86-89 (2014) Acta Ortopedica Brasileira Acta Ortopédica Brasileira v.22 n.2 2014 Acta Ortopédica Brasileira Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT) instacron:SBOT Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 86-89, Published: 2014 |
| ISSN: | 1413-7852 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To describe our pioneer national experience with 11 patients with soft tissue defects in the distal 1/3 of the leg, ankle and forefoot treated with extensor digitorum brevis muscle flap (EDB). METHODS: Between November 2009 and July 2012 11 patients were operated with the flap technique. We operated nine men and two women aged between 10 and 66 years. The surgical indications were acute trauma in four patients and post-traumatic osteomyelitis in seven patients. The small defects were covered ranging from 3x3 to 6x3 cm. The patch was applied with proximal stalk in most cases. RESULTS: Complete healing and infectious cure were obtained in all cases, despite one loss. CONCLUSION: The EDB flap is a feasible and safe technique to repair foot, ankle and distal leg losses. Suffering, dehiscence and delayed healing of the EDB end flap donor area may, however, occur. L-shaped incisions should be avoided for muscle lifting. Level of Evidence IV, Case series. |
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