Coverage of Exposed Bone of the Lateral Malleolus With a Proximally Based Lateral Malleolar Perforator Flap.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1053/j.jfas.2014.06.018.
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Abstract
The treatment of soft tissue defects of the ankle, combined with an implant-related infection, remains a challenge. The present case report illustrates the use of a pedicled perforator flap for soft tissue reconstruction to cover a postoperative defect at the lateral malleolus after an ankle fracture.
Medical subject headings
- Ankle Joint
- Perforator Flap
- Salvage Therapy
Anatomy
- ankle
- tibia