Simultaneous soft tissue coverage of both medial and lateral ankle wounds: Sural and rotational flap coverage after revision fixation in an infected diabetic ankle fracture

Abstract Aims To describe a case of simultaneous medial and lateral soft tissue coverage for exposed orthopaedic implants in the setting of revision fixation of a non-united ankle fracture. This was achieved using a sural flap as well as a propeller flap. Methods Case report. Results Both the sural...

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Published inJournal of orthopaedics Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 19 - 22
Main Authors Schannen, Andrew P, Goshima, Kaoru, Latt, Leonard Daniel, DeSilva, Gregory L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Elsevier B.V 01.03.2014
Elsevier
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Distal leg soft tissue coverage
Fasciocutaneous flap
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Orthopedics
Sural flap
Fasciocutaneous flap
Sural flap
Distal leg soft tissue coverage
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Summary:Abstract Aims To describe a case of simultaneous medial and lateral soft tissue coverage for exposed orthopaedic implants in the setting of revision fixation of a non-united ankle fracture. This was achieved using a sural flap as well as a propeller flap. Methods Case report. Results Both the sural and posterior tibial artery based rotational propeller flap healed without incident. The underlying fracture healed successfully and the patient returned to normal shoe wear. Conclusions The sural flap in conjunction with the posterior tibial artery based rotational flap is effective in providing simultaneous medial and lateral soft tissue coverage to the ankle.
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ISSN:0972-978X
0972-978X
DOI:10.1016/j.jor.2013.12.006