Novel Surgical Treatment for Refractory Heel Ulcers in Werner’s Syndrome

Patients with Werner’s syndrome frequently develop chronic leg ulcers that heal poorly. We present a patient who suffered from this rare syndrome and developed typical heel ulcers. Treatment of the ulcer is challenging, as flap options are limited over the lower third of the leg and skin grafting is...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Oe, Masahiko Miwa, Yoshitada Sakai, Masahiro Kurosaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Orthopedics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/287025