| Chimeric gastrocnemius muscle and sural artery perforator local flap. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18724133 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Under special circumstances, a chimeric form of combined flap can be advantageous. The formation of such a combination should be possible with any muscle perforator flap and its underlying muscle as a branch-based form of chimeric flap. In 2 patients with knee infections, this concept facilitated the use of local flaps only to simultaneously allow deep obliteration within the knee joint with the muscle portion while providing tension-free skin closure. Specifically, a chimeric gastrocnemius muscle and sural artery perforator flap, the latter based on either the medial or lateral sural source vessels, provided this reasonable solution. This is yet another new example of branch-based chimeric flaps, where the cutaneous component is a muscle perforator flap. |
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Authors:
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Geoffrey G Hallock |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Annals of plastic surgery Volume: 61 ISSN: 1536-3708 ISO Abbreviation: Ann Plast Surg Publication Date: 2008 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-08-25 Completed Date: 2008-10-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7805336 Medline TA: Ann Plast Surg Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 306-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Division of Plastic Surgery, The Lehigh Valley Hospitals, Allentown, PA 18103, USA. pbhallock@cs.com |
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Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
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adverse effects Female Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle, Skeletal / blood supply, surgery Recurrence Surgical Flaps* Surgical Wound Dehiscence / etiology, surgery* Surgical Wound Infection / etiology, surgery* Tibial Arteries Tibial Fractures / complications |
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