A severe complication of muscle transfer: clostridial myonecrosis
| Autor: | Yolande Baeten, Nader Chahidi, JP Moermans, Patrick Lorea, Diane Franck |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Necrosis medicine.medical_treatment Free flap Severity of Illness Index Postoperative Complications medicine Humans Gracilis muscle Muscle Skeletal Severe complication Debridement integumentary system business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Hand Surgery Muscle transfer medicine.symptom business Complication Gas Gangrene Gas gangrene |
| Zdroj: | Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique. 49(1) |
| ISSN: | 0294-1260 |
| Popis: | We present a case of gas gangrene as a severe complication of muscle transfer for opponensplasty. After debridement, the extensive palmar wound was covered by a free gracilis muscle transfer. This complication of muscle transfer has to our knowledge never been reported previously. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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