Use of a latissimus dorsi flap for treatment of infection in a neuropathic shoulder joint.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Case report. To demonstrate the difficulties that can be encountered in diagnosis and treatment of an infected neuropathic shoulder in a paraplegic man. Spinal cord injury center in Germany. Ultimately, radical debridement and transplantation of a latissimus dorsi muscle flap. Successful treatment of the infection, partial weight bearing, and limited restriction of range of motion in the affected shoulder. The latissimus dorsi muscle flap can resolve the infection of a neuropathic shoulder.
Medical subject headings
- Bacterial Infections
- Muscle, Skeletal
- Paraplegia
- Shoulder Joint