Coverage of pretibial leg defects with a combination of geometry of random pattern flaps in a diabetic ischaemic leg - Is it possible to have no secondary donor site defects?
| Autor: | S M Narendra |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2023 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Clinical and Scientific Research, Vol 12, Iss 3, Pp 220-222 (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2277-5706 2277-8357 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/jcsr.jcsr_34_22 |
| Popis: | Coverage of leg defects with exposed bone, with long fasciocutaneous flaps, will almost always lead to the creation of secondary donor site, which requires to be covered with a skin graft harvested from the thigh, creating another wound, which will take 2–3 weeks to heal. Hence, to close and heal a defect, another wound is created, which is a liability for the patient, as there is no certainty that this created wound would heal without any complications. It would be ideal to cover pretibial defects with a flap without the creation of secondary donor site, as done in face and areas having good laxity of the skin. As there is no laxity of skin in a scarred, operated, ischaemic and diabetic leg, performing a flap without the creation of secondary donor site is very challenging. |
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