The use of the anterolateral thigh vascular free flap in complex open elbow fractures after major trauma - An illustrated report of an interesting case

The use of the anterolateral thigh vascular free flap in complex open elbow fractures after major trauma - An illustrated report of an interesting case

Major trauma may result in severe open elbow fractures with significant soft tissue injury and skin loss. Reconstruction of those defects can be complicated and inadequate cover can result in severely limited functional outcome.The free anterolateral thigh flap (ALT) is one of the ways to reconstruc...

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Main Authors: Efstratios Gerakopoulos, Toby Colegate-Stone, Edmund Fitzgerald O'Connor, Victoria Rose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-08-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
Subjects:
Elbow
Open fractures
Free flaps
Ligament reconstruction
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000686

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